Sam Cook

Samuel Cook is a freelance writer who covers a wide range of topics, including internet privacy, security, data journalism, and digital content streaming. He can often be neck-deep in data visualizations.

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Latest guides

Latest Antivirus

Norton vs Kaspersky: Which is best? July 20, 2022 / by Steve Adams McAfee vs Norton: Which is best? July 18, 2022 / by Steve Adams Norton vs Bitdefender: Which is best? July 18, 2022 / by Steve Adams ESET vs Avast 2023: Which is best? June 30, 2022 / by Steve Adams Kaspersky vs Sophos: Which is better? June 14, 2022 / by Steve Adams

Latest App Studies

COVID-19 App Tracker: Is privacy being sacrificed in a bid to combat the virus? April 7, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Cloud and Online Backup

Is Dropbox Secure? 10 Ways To Make The File Sharing Service Safer To Use December 28, 2017 / by David Gilbert How long do hard drives last for? August 27, 2017 / by Paul Bischoff How to build your own cloud storage server at a fraction of the cost October 28, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff 4 tools to torrent on a Chromebook, Chrome OS, and Chrome browser August 17, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff Why cloud backup needs a privacy charter January 6, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Crypto

Worldwide cryptocurrency heists tracker (updated daily) June 28, 2019 / by Theo Tsihitas Understanding cryptography’s role in blockchains April 10, 2019 / by Josh Lake How to buy and pay with bitcoin anonymously April 18, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll Monero vs zcash vs dash: which is the most anonymous cryptocurrency? April 4, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll 20+ Bitcoin scams and how to spot and avoid them March 8, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll

Latest Data Breaches Studies

58% of organizations fail to acknowledge data breach disclosures May 4, 2021 / by Aimee O'Driscoll US schools leaked 32 million records in 2,691 data breaches since 2005 July 1, 2020 / by Sam Cook Government breaches – can you trust the US Government with your data? July 24, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff Which states have the most data breaches? Data breaches by US state June 20, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff The biggest data breaches in history (updated daily) December 13, 2018 / by Dave Albaugh

Latest Data Privacy Management

The Best SOC Software Tools July 12, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper 8 Best Botnet Detection Software for 2023 July 2, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper 7 Best Hacker Detection Software July 2, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper What is a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)? June 27, 2021 / by Amakiri Welekwe What is Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)? June 25, 2021 / by Amakiri Welekwe

Latest Identity Theft Protection

IdentityForce vs LifeLock: Which is best? April 19, 2022 / by Kyle Schurman How to delete online accounts and reduce your security risks February 3, 2020 / by Sam Cook Identity fraud on Upwork and other freelance sites threatens gig economy integrity July 30, 2019 / by Sam Cook Consumer interest in checking credit scores jumped 230 percent in a decade. Here’s why that’s a dangerous trend February 20, 2019 / by Sam Cook

Latest Information Security

How to avoid GoodWill ransomware January 29, 2023 / by Justin Schamotta What is RFID blocking? January 8, 2023 / by Mark Gill What is Fog Data Science and Why Should You Care? January 2, 2023 / by Marc Dahan Zero-click attacks and what you can do about them January 2, 2023 / by Marc Dahan What is Pegasus malware? December 19, 2022 / by Ray Walsh

Latest Kodi

How to download and install Kodi Matrix 19.4 on Firestick August 13, 2019 / by Ian Garland Kodi 20 Guide: Builds, addons and updates August 13, 2019 / by Ian Garland How to watch the British Golf Open on Kodi – Royal St. George July 17, 2019 / by William Elcock How to Watch AEW – Fight for the Fallen Live Free on Kodi July 12, 2019 / by William Elcock How to watch the 2021 MLB All-Star Game on Kodi July 8, 2019 / by William Elcock

Latest Kodi Popular Posts

How to stop Kodi Buffering (3 fixes that actually work) March 14, 2019 / by William Elcock 30+ Best Kodi movie and TV addons working in 2023 February 12, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff How to install a VPN on Firestick/Fire TV February 2, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff The 20+ Best Kodi Sports Addons: Updated January 2023 January 1, 2019 / by William Elcock Best Kodi Repositories, 6 we love and some to be wary of May 30, 2018 / by Ian Garland

Latest Net Admin

The Best Privileged Access Management Tools for 2023 May 18, 2023 / by Scott Pickard Files.com vs. WeTransfer Pro in 2023 May 17, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe The Best Hybrid Cloud Observability Tools for 2023 May 17, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe Getting Started with ManageEngine Applications Manager in 2023 May 17, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe The Best Password Managers for Business in 2023 May 11, 2023 / by Scott Pickard

Latest Plex

How to get started streaming with Plex media server September 20, 2017 / by Aaron Phillips Selectively routing Plex through your VPN September 20, 2017 / by Aaron Phillips

Popular Posts

A beginner’s guide to online censorship August 26, 2017 / by Paul Bischoff How to make your Amazon Echo or Google Home more private December 13, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Privacy Studies

Personal voter data: Which state governments offer the best data privacy protections? September 16, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? January 9, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff Biometric data: 100 countries ranked by how they’re collecting it and what they’re doing with it December 4, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff Internet Privacy Laws by State: which US states best protect privacy online? July 20, 2018 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Ransomware Studies

Ransomware attacks on US businesses cost $20.9bn in 2020 October 5, 2021 / by Rebecca Moody Ransomware attacks on US schools and colleges cost $3.56bn in 2021 August 31, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff Ransomware attacks on US government organizations cost over $70bn from 2018 to October 2022 March 17, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff Ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations cost $7.8bn in 2021 February 11, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff Freedom of Information requests reveal 65 NHS trusts affected by ransomware in the last 5 years January 29, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Scams Studies

Nearly 73,000 Americans lost more than $1 billion to romance scams in 2022 February 10, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff The United States of Elder Fraud – How Prevalent is Elder Financial Abuse in Each State? April 17, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff Phone Spam Statistics for 2017 – 2023 February 15, 2019 / by Craig McCart Online scams rose 25 percent in the US during the pandemic December 4, 2018 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest Sports Streaming

How to watch Fury vs Chisora online November 29, 2022 / by Craig McCart How to watch Australia vs Denmark (World Cup 2022) November 28, 2022 / by Ian Garland How to watch Wales vs England (World Cup 2022) November 27, 2022 / by Ian Garland How to watch Spain vs. Germany (World Cup 2022) online from anywhere November 25, 2022 / by Craig McCart How to watch France vs Denmark (World Cup 2022) November 24, 2022 / by Mark Gill

Latest Sports Streaming Popular Posts

How to watch the Stanley Cup Final 2023 live online from anywhere May 26, 2019 / by Sam Cook How to watch Super Bowl LVII (57) free online anywhere in the world February 2, 2019 / by Sam Cook How to watch Super Bowl LVII (57) on Kodi: Live stream anywhere January 29, 2019 / by William Elcock How to watch Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia live streams (Group E of the World Cup) June 16, 2018 / by Sam Cook How to watch Group F of the World Cup – Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea June 13, 2018 / by Ian Garland

Latest Streaming Studies

Which Christmas movie is most popular in your state? December 15, 2020 / by Rebecca Moody Which romantic comedy is most popular in your state? February 12, 2020 / by Rebecca Moody Netflix vs Amazon vs Hulu vs Disney+: Which offers the best value for money? November 8, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody The Most Popular Halloween Movies by State 2023 October 30, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody Netflix subscribers and revenue by country June 21, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody

Latest Studies

Since 2018, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have cost the world economy $92bn in downtime alone November 14, 2022 / by Paul Bischoff Does the price of Bitcoin impact ransomware attacks and ransoms? October 17, 2022 / by Rebecca Moody Medical breaches accounted for 342 million leaked records from 2009 to 2022 August 18, 2022 / by Paul Bischoff Worldwide crypto & NFT rug pulls and scams tracker August 3, 2022 / by Rebecca Moody Worldwide NFT heists tracker July 26, 2022 / by Rebecca Moody

Latest Surveillance Studies

CCTV surveillance in the most populated cities in the United States February 3, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff Data privacy laws & government surveillance by country: Which countries best protect their citizens? October 15, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff

Latest TV Streaming

How to watch Gotham Knights season one online from anywhere March 9, 2023 / by Ian Garland How to watch Next Level Chef season 2 online February 9, 2023 / by Mark Gill How to watch Not Dead Yet season 1 online February 8, 2023 / by Mark Gill How to watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 online February 6, 2023 / by Mark Gill How to stream The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2 online January 30, 2023 / by Ian Garland

Latest Utilities

12 best video editing software for beginners in 2023 June 11, 2020 / by Aimee O'Driscoll Best video conferencing software for small businesses March 20, 2020 / by Aimee O'Driscoll Best video converters for Mac in 2023 (free and paid) August 12, 2019 / by Aimee O'Driscoll Best video converters for Windows in 2023 (free and paid) July 12, 2019 / by Aimee O'Driscoll Is your Windows startup slow? How to speed it up by finding and disabling startup programs May 22, 2018 / by Sam Cook

Latest VPN & Privacy

How to set up ExpressVPN on Smart TV June 7, 2023 / by Mark Gill Since 2018, ransomware attacks on food, beverage, and agriculture organizations have cost the world economy $1.36bn in downtime alone June 5, 2023 / by Rebecca Moody Best Norton Secure VPN alternatives June 1, 2023 / by Ian Garland The best AtlasVPN alternatives May 31, 2023 / by Ian Garland How to set up NordVPN on Smart TV May 29, 2023 / by Mark Gill