Cybersecurity, Privacy & Tech News from Comparitech

The Comparitech blog includes cybersecurity guides, news, how-tos, comparisons, and recommendations, all written by industry experts. Read the latest below.

Visiting Shanghai and looking to keep your online activities private? We’ll let you know which VPNs are best for Shanghai and how these services can help you on a daily basis.
By Ian Garland in VPN & Privacy on July 20, 2023
Looking to reduce lag while playing Final Fantasy 14? Perhaps you’re a streamer and would like to maintain your privacy? Either way, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help! 
By Ian Garland in VPN & Privacy on July 16, 2024
Turkey has a unique digital landscape and presents challenges for international visitors. We’ll explain how a VPN can help you browse privately and access your usual services while traveling in Istanbul.
By Ian Garland in VPN & Privacy on October 29, 2024
Exposed names, email addresses, and IP addresses could put millions of Stripchat users at risk.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on August 30, 2023
DIRECTV STREAM is only available in the US. I'll show you how to watch while traveling abroad and re
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on January 12, 2026
Improve your privacy and security by revoking unused and unnecessary website permissions on Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on September 15, 2023
Web cache poisoning attacks can put your web site/application at risk, as well as your users. In this post, we look at how web cache poisoning attacks work and what you can do to prevent them.
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on December 21, 2023
Want to find the best resources on the Dark Web? We reveal and review our top picks of the best and most popular onion sites.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on August 10, 2023
Cryptanalysis is a collection of techniques used to break encryption without obtaining the decryption key. What are these techniques? How do they work? And what can be done to protect against them?
By Marc Dahan in Information Security on November 17, 2023
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