Online Privacy

Latest Online Privacy Articles

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  Tech 101

  VPNs vs Proxies: What's Best for Business

  Protecting your data has never been as important as it is now. According to Cisco, in 2020, 84% of respondents declared they care for their privacy and the safety of...

  By: Claudio Buttice | Data Analyst, Contributor

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  Cybersecurity

  Benefits of Performing a Vulnerability Assessment

  A vulnerability assessment is a process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in company assets across applications, computing systems, and network...

  By: Greg Jehs | Director of Enterprise Engagement at Meridian IT

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  Cloud Computing

  How to Prepare for the Next Generation of Cloud Security

  $74.6 billion. That’s the estimated amount to be spent on cloud IT infrastructure in 2021, according to Statista.The explosive growth of cloud services is creating...

  By: Joseph Chukwube

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  Artificial Intelligence

  Zero Trust Policy: How Software Intelligence Platforms Can Assist

  Before the advent of AI-based technology, many IT companies used traditional approaches to protect users' data, intellectual properties, and other valuable resources...

  By: Michael Usiagwu

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  Cybersecurity

  Why Ethical Phishing Campaigns Are Ineffective

  It has been posited that targeted long term ethical phishing campaigns are no more effective than using your finger to plug a dam.This in part is so true, unless...

  By: John Meah | Cybersecurity Consultant

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  Cybersecurity

  Top 5 Cyber Threats from 2020

  2020 has been a rough year for everyone, as the tremendous pandemic threat jeopardized many businesses’ plans and forced countless to rethink their strategies as...

  By: Claudio Buttice | Data Analyst, Contributor

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  Data Management

  US Data Protection and Privacy in 2020

  The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on the 25th of May 2018. Shortly afterwards, the EU data protection authorities received more than 95...

  By: Daniel Dimov | Internet Law Expert

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  DevOps

  Privacy Issues in the New Big Data Economy

  To succeed in the new data economy, companies are collecting massive amounts of consumer data. But these collection efforts rarely involve transparent explanations...

  By: Terri Williams | Contributor

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  Networking

  Considering a VPN? Make the Right Choice for Your Needs

  People use virtual private networks (VPNs) for a number of reasons, and more of them have begun to use the service now. Daniel Markuson, digital privacy expert at...

  By: Ariella Brown | Contributor

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  Networking

  Malicious VPN Apps: How to Protect Your Data

  There are many reasons consumers choose to use a virtual private network (VPN) — from bypassing censorship rules to streaming TV shows and torrenting music.Their...

  By: Jan Youngren | Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Specialist at VPNpro

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  Cybersecurity

  Biometrics: Moving Forward with Password-Free Security

  Relying on passwords as the sole means of authentication is a serious problem. Passwords and similar outdated credential methods are being blamed for 80% of...

  By: Ariella Brown | Contributor

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  IT Careers

  Job Role: Cryptographer

  To mathematicians and those interested in the science of encryption, the job of a cryptographer is an interesting one.Basically, cryptographers work on implementing...

  By: Justin Stoltzfus | Contributor, Reviewer