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Here's how bug bounties improve security
Software could be the most complex tool created by humans. While it might still be possible for a single individual to understand all the functioning parts of a car or telephone, it’s unlikely any o...
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ExpressVPN launches a bug-bounty program hosted by Bugcrowd
Note: As of July 1, 2025, we’ve transitioned from Bugcrowd to YesWeHack. At ExpressVPN, nothing is more important than our users’ privacy, which we ensure through our policies and the security of...
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The U.S. wants to stop funding open-source projects. Here’s why that’s bad.
You may not have heard of the Open Technology Fund (OTF), but you’ve probably used tools that have gotten its financial support—Tor, Tails, and Signal have all been beneficiaries of the OTF. In To...
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What is malware? How viruses, trojans, and ransomware work
Malware, or "malicious software," is a term for a variety of viruses, spyware, or ransomware (cryptolockers) that cause harm to a user, their data, or devices. The term malware implies malicious inten...
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What is internet privacy and how should you protect your online privacy?
We use the internet for just about everything in our personal and private lives—and what we do online has become valuable data. Large corporations want to track our activity so they can serve us wit...
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How to secure your video-conferencing apps
This post was originally published on May 14, 2020. If you are working from home right now, chances are you are relying heavily on at least one video-conferencing app to conduct all your previously in...
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What is cybercrime? 5 types and examples of cybercrime explained
Think about large-scale heists and it’s normal to conjure an image of a group of thieves robbing a bank, whisking away cash in black duffel bags. While such crimes haven’t gone away, criminals in ...
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What is cybertorture? How our minds are vulnerable to online experiences
What will change if we are forced to move our social circle to virtual lands, browse the web anonymously, and stay permanently at home? Will there still be any crime? Will nations still exist, and wil...
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Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little bit
For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting us virtually to family and friends and facilitating our work and play. If you weren’t already spe...
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How to spot Covid-19 phishing and ransomware attacks
NOTE: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020 Spring is normally the time when tax-related phishing scams spike, spurious emails might promise tax rebates to unwitting recipients. This yea...
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