Work from Home? Your Home Wi-fi Network Isn’t Safe From Hackers
Thanks to the Internet, jobs that we used to have to do from the confines of an office can now...
Thanks to the Internet, jobs that we used to have to do from the confines of an office can now...
Whether we want to do work at our local coffee shop, or check the score for our favorite sports team...
We tend to believe that our so-called “secure” WiFi networks, like the one you probably use at home, are totally...
From Facebook, Apple, Twitter, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, the growing list of companies that have...
Since COVID-19 transformed our world and revolutionized the trend towards remote working, many of your employees may be working at...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the middle of a global pandemic that...
This is the first “Ask the Expert” column in which Private WiFi CEO and computer security expert Kent Lawson responds to readers’ questions. This column will be an ongoing, monthly series, and this inaugural column discusses VPNs and their importance in staying protected online.
There are many tools available that hackers can use to access your private communication in wifi hotspots. This article discusses some of the most well-known wifi hacking tools and resources for preventing hack attacks.
You think you’re safe within the walls of your hotel room, but the minute you log on to the Internet you are potentially exposing yourself to privacy violations, identity theft, and a host of other cybercrimes you can’t even see happening. In this latest monthly installment of Ask the Expert, CEO Kent Lawson focuses on staying safe when you’re browsing online in your hotel room and the real reasons why a hotel cable connection is no safer than its WiFi connection. Ultimately, he says, the only way to protect yourself in hotels, whether using WiFi or a cable connection, is to use a virtual private network.
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Many of us assume that using a WiFi network at a hotel or airport is the same as logging into our network at home or at the office. But the risks of using WiFi networks at a hotel or airport are exponentially greater than those experienced at home or at work. This white paper outlines some of the risks and steps you can take to help protect yourself against them.
With the holiday season already upon us, now is a great time to go over Internet security tips so you...
We’ve all heard about antivirus software and firewalls. But we probably don’t know as much about the third leg of computer protection: a VPN, or virtual private network. In his latest article, company CEO Kent Lawson says we do this at our peril, because the damage we can suffer from not using a VPN may far outweigh the risks of the other two combined. After the large-scale hack attacks over the past few years, VPNs are now earning their spot as the third security leg that is vital to every-day computer security.