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DuckDuckGo has launched a new paid-for 3-in-1 subscription service called 'Privacy Pro,' which includes a virtual private network, a personal data removal service, and an identity theft restoration solution. The introduction of Privacy Pro marks the first case of a premium product from DuckDuckGo, allowing it to enter a highly competitive space with the impetus of an established entity that has won the trust of millions from its existing product portfolio.
A VPN kill switch immediately disables all internet traffic as soon as the VPN connection drops, preventing users from unknowingly exposing their data or IP addresses. For businesses with remote, hybrid and traveling workforces, a VPN kill switch ensures consistent protection from company devices as users move from their home networks to public hotspots and hotel Wi-Fi. Types of VPN kill switches and how they work.
Approximately 16,500 Ivanti Connect Secure and Poly Secure gateways exposed on the internet are likely vulnerable to a remote code execution flaw the vendor addressed earlier this week. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-21894 and is a high-severity heap overflow in the IPSec component of Ivanti Connect Secure 9.x and 22.x, potentially allowing unauthenticated users to cause denial of service or achieve RCE by sending specially crafted requests.
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While Ivanti said the remote code execution risks are limited to "Certain conditions," the company didn't provide details on the vulnerable configurations. "We are not aware of any customers being exploited by these vulnerabilities at the time of disclosure," Ivanti added.
Cisco has shared a set of recommendations for customers to mitigate password-spraying attacks that have been targeting Remote Access VPN services configured on Cisco Secure Firewall devices. The company says that the attacks have also been targeting other remote access VPN services and appear to be part of reconnaissance activity.
Over 15 free VPN apps on Google Play were found using a malicious software development kit that turned Android devices into unwitting residential proxies, likely used for cybercrime and shopping bots. HUMAN discovered the first PROXYLIB carrier app in May 2023, a free Android VPN app named "Oko VPN." The researchers later found the same library used by the LumiApps Android app monetization service.
When you think of virtual private networks, chances are pretty good your thoughts go to the tried and true VPNs of old, which made it possible for you to securely connect to your company network such that your local computer behaved as if it were within the company LAN. This concise guide, written by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic Premium, looks at something different - mobile VPNs and why you need them, how they work and what you should look for in a VPN service. You might be at home, or you might be working on a coffee shop wireless network.
In this article, we take a look at the five best VPNs for travelers. Since we're looking at the best VPNs for travel, server locations and the number of servers offered by a VPN will affect your experience the most.