The Comparitech blog includes cybersecurity guides, news, how-tos, comparisons, and recommendations, all written by industry experts. Read the latest below.
WannaCry is probably the most infamous strain of ransomware in the world, but there’s a real lack of understanding as to what it is, how it managed to compromise so many machines, and the scale of the impact it had just a few years ago. Today, we explore the history of WannaCry and explain how to prevent it from infecting your system with one easy step.
In Australia and trying to decide which free VPN is right for you? We’ve rounded up the best free VPNs for Australia so you can protect your privacy and unblock websites abroad.
Remote code execution attacks can be quite nasty. In this article, we explain how RCE attacks work and what you can to to protect against them.
Session hijacking can leave you locked-out of your critical accounts. Read on to learn what session hijacking attacks are and what can be done to avoid them.
Having trouble accessing BBC iPlayer with ExpressVPN? We provide some potential fixes and recommend alternative VPNs that work a little more reliably with BBC iPlayer.
Visiting Barcelona and want to stay safe online or access services from back home? We reveal the best VPNs for Barcelona and how to use them to access al your favorite sites and services anywhere.
Comparitech researchers accessed an unsecured Facebook bot farm used to control nearly 14,000 fake accounts. Here’s what we found.
We explain our methodology for testing and analyzing VPNs on criteria like speed, security, and streaming.
VPNs are meant to hide your original IP address. But in certain circumstances, your IP address may be leaking. This post looks at how IP leaks occur and what you can do about them.