Dalil is the biggest phone directory in Saudi Arabia. With more than 5 million downloads, Dalil is the 13th most popular communications app in the Kingdom. For context, this is where Viber and Telegram rank in the US. 96% of its users are in Saudi Arabia; the remainder are in Egypt and other

Interview with CyberGhost’s CEO, Robert Knapp, Bucharest Sep 08 2016 VPNMentor: You founded CyberGhost in 2004, What made you do that? It was a coincidence really. We started  as part of a software range in a software publishing house in Germany. We were doing a few tools and someone said “let’s

As Magnus Malmström, vice president of products at Nexus Group tells us, Nexus is an established European security company that underwent a significant “makeover” a year ago. They now focus on providing total security solutions – both hardware and software – to meet today’s current and emerging

When Google announced that they would be penalizing the ranking of web sites that did not support the HTTPS protocol, a lot of people started to pay attention to, and started learning about, the HTTP and SSL protocols. Today, if you compare web hosting companies, the options and fees for SSL

As privacy concerns grow, consumers are looking for solutions to keep their internet use private, secure, and unrestricted.  Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide an ideal solution but not all are created equal. Jeremy Palmer, Vice President of IPVanish, discusses VPN’s, user security, and why

Jonathan J. Klinger is an attorney who specializes in technology law in general and privacy and security law in particular.  He has been practicing law for over 11 years and has been an independent sole-practitioner since 2007. The majority of his clients are technology companies, in the areas of

About the authors: Sudhanshu Chauhan is an information security professional and OSINT specialist. He has worked in the information security industry, previously as Senior security analyst at iViZ and currently as Director and Principal Consultant at Octogence Technologies. Sudhanshu has also

What made you write Recent Advances in Cybersecurity? I wanted to bring critical cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection issues to the front stage, and expose the ICT and cybersecurity research communities to the current problems, policies and practices. Furthermore, I wanted to

The demand for VPN services in Utah skyrocketed on Monday, May 1, and Tuesday, May 2, 2023, as the most visited adult website in the United States banned users from the state from accessing their website. On May 1, 2023, Pornhub enforced a block on all Utah IP addresses, two days before the

Online dating is a recent phenomenon of the internet age, and while you can have plenty of positive experiences - these platforms are not without their fair share of risks. This is our guide to online dating safety and security. I’m sure, like many of us, you have been on a date that’s gone

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, protecting your privacy when planning an abortion has become more important than ever. Police in states with strict abortion laws or abortion bans could access phones and computers, and use surveillance technologies, to investigate people receiving, or helping

We’ve created a glossary of cybersecurity terms to help you better understand the technical subjects covered in our data breach reports and blog content. We cover an array of subtopics, including (but not limited to) hacking, the biggest threats, and the government agencies responsible for

Revenge porn is a uniquely modern phenomenon that shines a light on a fundamental flaw in how we approach consent, the internet, and acceptable behaviors in dating and relationships. Equivalent to ‘digital rape,’ the nonconsensual sharing of sexual media can ruin lives - and often does. But

As people around the United States reacquaint themselves with normal life, there's one glaring social issue that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have relegated to the backburner: school crime. Such an important problem deserves a comprehensive data-driven guide. That's why we're bringing you 100+

Data privacy and security are in a peculiar state in recent years. We’re currently experiencing an unprecedented level of threats targeting our data, whether that’s vulnerable big data stores or hacking attacks. Yet, in the same breath, cybersecurity practices, regulations, technologies, and

Introduction Being able to connect to the internet with ease via free Wifi has become an essential factor for the modern traveler, freelancer, and digital nomads when deciding their next destination. Whether you’re in one of these groups, or just constantly running out of mobile data, not

The threat of Coronavirus means many of us must continue to support Black Lives Matter online. Unfortunately, fighting social justice issues online isn’t always a risk-free protest in itself. Are you looking for a way to stay safe as you continue to fight for Black rights online? Well, don’t

What new knowledge did you gain whilst writing the book? About 5-6 years ago I became interested in the subject of identity theft because it was in the news so frequently, and appeared to be morphing well beyond just a threat to a credit card or bank account. I did a lot of research and discovered

vpnMentor's research team has discovered a data breach related to McGraw Hill, an education publishing company based in the USA. McGraw Hill’s online education platform is used by universities across the USA and Canada to host and facilitate online classes. As a result, 100,000s students were

The vpnMentor cybersecurity team recently stumbled upon over 50GB of personal data listed on the clear web. The information belonged to the customers and employees of at least 29 Israeli transportation and forwarding companies, according to the post. A group of hackers listed the trove of data

Internet restrictions have tightened around the world. Governments are more concerned about the use of OpenVPNs and are doing whatever it takes to outwit their restrictions. The Great Firewall of China is pretty effective at blocking VPN providers from inside and outside its borders. Of course,