Cybersecurity, Privacy & Tech News from Comparitech

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Looking to set up a VPN on your Windows 11 PC or laptop? It’s easier than you might think. Below, we’ll explain how to configure a Windows 11 VPN connection in under five minutes.
By Ian Garland in VPN & Privacy on April 11, 2025
Form action Hijacking attacks can compromise your personal information online. In this post, we look at how that attack works and what you can do to prevent them.
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on October 26, 2023
Masquerade attacks can be difficult to detect because the attackers use valid credentials. This post takes looks at how masquerade attacks work and provides tips on how to defend against them.
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on December 21, 2023
Software vulnerabilities are quite common but if even one of them turns out to be a zero-day, the damage could be massive. We look at what zero-day exploits are and what you can do about them.
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on June 27, 2023
Want to play Fortnite on a US school campus? Many US colleges restrict Fortnite, but you can easily unblock it at school with a VPN. In this guide, I'll show you how.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on March 25, 2026
Integer overflow attacks exploit coding flaws and can have serious consequences. Learn about integer overflow attack examples in our guide.
By Josh Lake in Information Security on September 11, 2023
In this post we take a deep dive into Apple's proposed client-side CSAM scanning to find out what all the fuss is about.
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on December 15, 2021
Why would you want to keep your VPN enabled all the time? There are actually some compelling reasons to do this. We look at the pros and cons of an always-on VPN.
By Marc Dahan in VPN & Privacy on February 7, 2025
Millions of anonymous messages and user records apparently from the secret sharing app Whisper were exposed online without a password. Again.
By Bob Diachenko in Information Security on February 1, 2022
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