Key benefits of a VPN

The benefits of a VPN are numerous. Here are the 3 main ones that VPN providers offer: – Security The main function of a VPN is to secure your Internet connection. It creates a secure tunnel which is encrypted between your computer and Le VPN. Then any surfing occurs behind Le VPN tunnel. So, what

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Cybercrime increases by 10% each year

While cybercrime continues to rise (increases), reaching five billion euros a year, governments and public authorities mobilize themselves on an international level: In the United States, earlier this year, Barack Obama announced the signing of a decree to strengthen the security of critical infrastructure against cyber-attacks in the fields of electricity, finance and aviation. Almost

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Can your computer contribute to cybercrime?

In July 2009, the Internet on computer was very slow for several days throughout South Korea and many sites were unavailable, including official government websites. According to the information service in South Korea, North Korea was behind the attack. However, for this large-scale attack, computers located in several countries, including Belgium, were involved. These computers

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Chinese hackers attacking major US media and Twitter

On January 30th, the New York Times announced that Chinese hackers had infiltrated its own computers for the past four months, following its report published in late October on the business fortune that the family of the Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao has developped. Chinese hackers who attached the New York Times managed to grab e-mails

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2012, a year of growing cybercrime

The Club Computer Security in France (CLUSIF) presented its 2012 overview of cybercrime on January 17th: last year has been indeed marked by increasingly diverse attacks and “cyberwar”. In 2011, CLUSIF had identified the emergence of threats for mobile phones that have been confirmed: sending premium SMS on mobile botnets have become very fashionable. And

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