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Attackers are trying to gain access to Check Point VPN devices via local accounts protected only by passwords, the company has warned on Monday. In mid-April 2024, Cisco Talos warned about a global increase in brute-force attacks against VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.

Threat actors are targeting Check Point Remote Access VPN devices in an ongoing campaign to breach enterprise networks, the company warned in a Monday advisory. It can be configured as a client-to-site VPN for access to corporate networks via VPN clients or set up as an SSL VPN Portal for web-based access.

The Intercontinental Exchange will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after failing to ensure its subsidiaries promptly reported an April 2021 VPN security breach. ICE is an American company listed on the Fortune 500 that owns and operates financial exchanges and clearing houses worldwide, including the New York Stock Exchange.

Can I change location without a VPN? The main question many users have is whether they need a VPN service to change their location. To change your VPN location and IP again, simply connect to another country in your VPN app.

Using a VPN through a router remains a more clever and comfortable way to ensure that every device in your home or office is secured, including those that originally didn't support a VPN network. VPN router works by channeling all your home devices' connections to a secure VPN server, thereby reducing the need for individual or manual connections.

SSL VPN and WebVPN provide secure remote access to a network over the internet using SSL/TLS protocols, securing the connection between the user's device and the VPN server using an "Encryption tunnel." "The severity of the vulnerabilities and the repeated exploitation of this type of vulnerability by actors means that the NCSC recommends replacing solutions for secure remote access that use SSL/TLS with more secure alternatives. NCSC recommends Internet Protocol Security with Internet Key Exchange," reads the NCSC announcement.

More bluntly - do VPNs slow down your internet? Do they have a significant impact on overall stability and connectivity? What factors influence your internet speed while using a VPN? We'll answer these questions and more below! Quality VPNs will typically slow down your internet speed only by around 10-20%, if at all.

Trying to configure or set up a VPN on your Android? Learn how to get started with our step-by-step guide.

"Windows devices might face VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 security update or the April 2024 non-security preview update," Redmond explains on the Windows health dashboard. The list of impacted Windows versions includes Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2008 and later.

Researchers have detailed a Virtual Private Network (VPN) bypass technique dubbed TunnelVision that allows threat actors to snoop on victim's network traffic by just being on the same local...