David Gorodyansky Contributor David Gorodyansky is the CEO and co-founder of AnchorFree. More posts by this contributor Warrantless surveillance law proves it’s time to take privacy into our own hands This is the future if net neutrality is repealed; the creeping, costly death of media freedom Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposed Internet Bill of Rights pushes […]
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Website flaw exposed a Canadian ISP’s entire customer database
Canadian internet provider Altima Telecom has fixed a flaw in its website that could have given an attacker full access to its customer database. The customer database was connected to the company’s website, but could be remotely accessed with a blind SQL injection attack. Daley Borda, founder of Underdog Security, found the bug and reported […]
View More Website flaw exposed a Canadian ISP’s entire customer databaseCloudflare partners with Microsoft, Google and others to reduce bandwidth costs
Say hello to the Bandwidth Alliance, a new group led by Cloudflare that promises to reduce the price of bandwidth for many cloud customers. The overall idea here is that customers who use both Cloudflare, which is turning eight years old this week, and a cloud provider that’s part of this alliance will get a […]
View More Cloudflare partners with Microsoft, Google and others to reduce bandwidth costsHere’s how to set up a VPN and protect your data
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On today’s internet, having at least some level of protection is essential.
A VPN or virtual private network is a tool to get an extra layer of protection — it essentially masks your connection while encrypting your data. The best part is you don’t need to get any physical hardware to use one; using a VPN is usually as simple as downloading and launching an app
Once you have a VPN setup, you can use it on your home WiFi, public networks, over LTE, and even while traveling.
Certainly, the internet is a great way to connect with others, but users need to be careful now more than ever. A VPN will mask your IP address and give you a bit more security, especially for your viewing history — not to mention it makes using public WiFi networks much safer and can stop hackers from accessing data. Read more…
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View More Here’s how to set up a VPN and protect your dataCloudflare wants internet route leaks to be a thing of the past
Internet outages happen all the time. If it’s not someone cutting through a cable in the street, it’s a massive denial-of-service attack pummeling a pillar of the internet with junk data. There is another, more common cause: routing issues. Internet routing isn’t sexy. But it’s a fundamental part of how the internet works. Routing relies […]
View More Cloudflare wants internet route leaks to be a thing of the pastCloudflare’s new ‘one-click’ DNSSEC setup will make it far more difficult to spoof websites
Bad news first: the internet is broken for a while. The good news is that Cloudflare thinks it can make it slightly less broken. With “the click of one button,” the networking giant said Tuesday, its users can now switch on DNSSEC in their dashboard. In doing so, Cloudflare hopes it removes a major pain-point […]
View More Cloudflare’s new ‘one-click’ DNSSEC setup will make it far more difficult to spoof websitesE-commerce drives Southeast Asia’s Sea to record revenue but big losses remain
Sea, one of Southeast Asia’s largest internet companies, continues to see losses although its growing e-commerce business helped it hit record revenue. The Tencent-backed company went public back in October when it raised around $1 billion through an NYSE listing. Its latest earnings released today show revenue broke $200 million for the first time ($219.6 million) […]
View More E-commerce drives Southeast Asia’s Sea to record revenue but big losses remainFirefox now supports the newest internet security protocol
Last Friday, the Internet Engineering Task Force released the final version of TLS 1.3. This is a major update to TLS 1.2, the security protocol that secures much of the web by, among other things, providing the layer that handles the encryption of every HTTPS connection. The updated spec promises improved security and a bit […]
View More Firefox now supports the newest internet security protocolBig Tech takes a major stand against Alex Jones
This week, on Technically Speaking: Facebook and YouTube take a stand against InfoWars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; Android has unveiled its new Pie operating system; and Facebook insists it’s not coming for your financial data. Read more….
View More Big Tech takes a major stand against Alex Jones11 tweets from ‘I’ve Pet That Dog’ that will make you whole again
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Forget Shark Week, it’s Bark Week on Mashable. Join us as we celebrate all the good dogs, which we humans do not deserve.
Terrible tweets and trolls are ubiquitous at this point. But through the muck and the mire there is one shining beacon of goodness: I’ve Pet That Dog.
If you’re not already following I’ve Pet That Dog‘s Twitter account, I feel sorry for you — I really do — because I’ve Pet That Dog is the daily dose of pure joy everyone needs.
Gideon Kidd, the 9-year-old curator of the account, generously shares pictures of all the dogs he pets, along with charming anecdotes and observations of each good dog. Read more…
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View More 11 tweets from ‘I’ve Pet That Dog’ that will make you whole againThe cheapest VPN services in 2018: Get a VPN from £2.10 per month
The best VPN providers aren’t necessarily the most expensive. In fact, some of the best VPNs are very affordable.
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Uber’s Indian rival Ola is aiming for an IPO in 3-4 years
Ola, Uber’s chief rival in India, is planning to go public potentially as soon as in three years time, according to its CEO. Co-founder and chief executive officer Bhavish Aggarwal told the audience at an event in Bengaluru last week that seven-year-old Ola is poised to become a cash flow positive business — having recently hit operational […]
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