Marc Dahan

Marc is a technology journalist with over 15 years experience. He specializes in content related to emerging technologies, cybersecurity, big data, privacy, artificial intelligence, and the politics of technology. He has worked for some of the largest tech companies, such as Deluxe Digital, Sony and Autodesk. During his time at Autodesk, he gave a series of talks on digital security and privacy, designed to give people the means to secure various aspects of their digital lives. Marc is passionate about online privacy and digital freedom.

Digital passports and what they might mean for your privacy

By Marc Dahan in Information Security, on May 20, 2021 at 8:48 am

Digital identification appears to be the future. But do we really want to go there? We take a hard look at digital passports in this post.

Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks explained

By Marc Dahan in Information Security, on May 13, 2021 at 12:05 pm

Remote code execution attacks can have disastrous consequences. In this post we look at what remote code execution attacks are, how they work, and what you can do about them.

What is session hijacking and how can you prevent it?

By Marc Dahan in Information Security, on May 13, 2021 at 11:43 am

Session hijacking is one of may online attacks we need to worry about today. In this post we look at how session hijacking works and what you can do to defend against it.

What are IP leaks and how can you prevent them?

By Marc Dahan in VPN & Privacy, on May 9, 2021 at 8:39 pm

If you’re using a VPN, the last thing you want is for your original IP address to leak. In this post we look at how IP leaks occur and what you can do about them.

What is reverse tabnabbing and how can you prevent it?

By Marc Dahan in Information Security, on April 23, 2021 at 10:00 am

Reverse tabnabbing attacks can compromise your most sensitive online accounts. In this post, we look at what reverse tabnabbing is and how you can protect against it.

AirVPN 2021 review

By Marc Dahan in VPN, on April 16, 2021 at 12:36 pm

AirVPN has been around for a while and have a good reputation in the VPN space. In this review, I wanted to see if it still lives up to its reputation.

FastestVPN review – Spoiler: It’s not the fastest

By Marc Dahan in VPN, on April 13, 2021 at 8:35 am

FastestVPN is not the fastest VPN you can find, by any measure. But is it still a good VPN provider? We answer that question and more in this review.

SIM swapping fraud and how you can avoid it

By Marc Dahan in Information Security, on March 31, 2021 at 4:03 pm

SIM swapping is a serious online attack that can lead to identity theft. But what is it? And how can you protect against it?

X-VPN review 2021

By Marc Dahan in VPN, on March 26, 2021 at 11:06 am

X-VPN makes big claims about its service for a smaller VPN provider. We reviewed the service, in-depth, to find out if those claims are justified.

Smart DNS Proxy review (2021)

By Marc Dahan in VPN, on March 24, 2021 at 2:07 pm

You may have heard of Smart DNS Proxy as one of the better Smart DNS services out there. It also provides a VPN service and we wanted to see if it could hold its own.

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