April 22, 2020
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Comments Off on NordVPN unveils first mainstream WireGuard virtual private network
I predicted WireGuard, a revolutionary open-source approach to Virtual Private Networks (VPN), would rapidly be adopted by all VPN companies. It’s happening. One of the largest of the mainstream VPN companies, NordVPN, is rolling it out in NordLynx. Why? NordVPN’s … Continue reading
April 6, 2020
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Comments Off on Tailscale launches Wireguard-secured mesh network
Once upon a time, besides the star-endpoint network model, many small networks used a peer-to-peer (P2P) model. You may recall it from such network operating systems as LANtastic and Windows for Workgroups. Now, new company Tailscale is taking that old … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
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Comments Off on Linux’s WireGuard VPN is here and ready to protect you
Linus Torvalds has released the newest version of the Linux 5.6. It includes many new and neat features like USB4 support, a fix for the 32-bit Epoch problem, multi-path TCP, and numerous driver patches. The biggest news of all s … Continue reading
April 3, 2017
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Worried about your ISP? Is someone on your coffee shop’s Wi-Fi? Or is Joe A Hacker bugging your internet? A virtual private network (VPN) can help protect your privacy. How to use a VPN to protect your internet privacy. More>
November 10, 2016
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Want to know a really scary IT statistic? Xirrus, a leading Wi-Fi company, recently polled more than 2,000 executives and IT professionals. They found that while 91 percent of respondents know public Wi-Fi is insecure… 89 percent go ahead and … Continue reading
August 7, 2012
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Living in the U.S., one of my greatest regrets is that I can’t watch BBC video with iPlayer . If I were living in the UK, I’d feel the same away about not being able to watch shows on Hulu … Continue reading