Security

Australian VPN Buyers Guide: Dos and Don'ts

Choosing a VPN in 2020? Here are some quick do’s and don'ts to make the process that little bit easier.

What is the best value VPN?

Since people use VPNs for different reasons, the word value ends up meaning different things to different people.

While most VPNs deliver a blanket degree of anonymity to begin with, it might be worth going the extra mile and making sure your privacy is protected properly - especially if that’s the reason you’re getting a VPN in the first place.

The Pros and Cons of Atlas VPN: The Web’s Latest Best “Free” VPN

We’ve gone to the trouble of answering them and cranked out out a quick run-down of the pros and cons of the VPN world’s latest “free” alternative and whether or not it’s worth your time and data.

Major Thunderbolt security flaw found in Macs and PCs: Should you be worried?

A series of vulnerabilities in Thunderbolt 2 and 3, collectively called 'Tunderspy,' can leave your Mac open to hacking.

Apple admits to widespread iOS Mail security threat but claims no ‘immediate risk’

Apple vows a fix "soon" for iOS Mail flaws that "do not pose an immediate risk to our users".

ExpressVPN review: Speedy, reliable service, but why the exotic locale?

ExpressVPN offers excellent, speedy service, but it's not cheap.

Ring, smart security, police partnerships and the alternatives you should know about

Here’s a run-down on which smart security brands are and aren’t cool with helping build a surveillance state.

Researchers teach Google and Amazon smart speakers to spy on users

Whitehats at Germany's Security Research Labs have successfully developed and deployed malicious apps for Google and Amazon's smart speakers.

Fortnite vulnerability could have enabled account hijacking

The publisher of smash-hit online game Fortnite has closed a trio of serious vulnerabilities unearthed by researchers from security vendor Check Point.