Aaron Phillips
Aaron Phillips is a technical writer from the Boston metro area. He likes Apple phones, Android tablets, Raspberry Pi, streaming media, and smooth transitions from third to first person.
Connecting to the internet through a VPN is steadily getting more mainstream as ISPs and governments take an increasing interest in your browsing habits. But what good is a VPN if you forget to use it? Or if the connection drops and you don’t notice? If you’re already committed to browsing the web anonymously, setting up a VPN kill switch on your Linux desktop will make sure your data is encrypted.
A major Bluetooth security flaw affects every wireless speaker we tested, and your own devices are almost certainly vulnerable to being hijacked by hackers.
When you’re online in China, someone is always watching you. We tested tons of VPN providers to see who can protect your internet privacy on the mainlaind.
Sometimes it’s useful to know the manufacturer of a given network adapter. Wireshark makes that information easy to find by performing an automatic OUI lookup on every captured frame. Here’s everything you need to know about OUI in Wireshark. What is an OUI? An Organizational Unique Identifier (OUI) is a code embedded in the first […]
Wireshark can be used to help you discover and monitor unknown hosts. Here’s how I use Wireshark to pull the IP address of an unknown device on my LAN.
Learn how to use tcpdump to capture the data to analyze on your computer with Wireshark – this tutorial includes useful tools and commands
Ever tried using Wireshark to monitor web traffic? You’ve probably run into a problem? A lot of it is encrypted. Here’s how I decrypt SSL with Wireshark.
Our security research team has uncovered a critical vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin WP WebinarSystem. Due to a flaw in their code, it is possible for attackers to store and execute malicious code on any server running this plugin. We recommend all users update immediately. What is WP WebinarSystem? WP WebinarSystem is a WordPress […]
NordVPN is pushing back against claims of running a botnet by inviting users to fire up Wireshark and analyze their connection. So that’s just what I did.
Pi VPN turns your Raspberry Pi into a cheap, effective VPN server using a guided installation that does most of the hard work for you.