Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are what cause your browser to display a padlock icon, indicating that your connection to a…
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Zoom and gloom? Video comms org agrees to settle for $85m
Zoom has agreed to an $85m settlement regarding privacy, zoom-bombing, and data sharing. The class action privacy lawsuit filed in the…
Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it
On July 18, a group of 17 newspaper and media organizations—aided by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and the research group Citizen…
Police credit “unlocked” SKY ECC encryption for organized crime bust
At the moment, I’m really torn, and I need your help. Let me tell you what is going on. I read…
What’s up with WhatsApp’s privacy policy?
WhatsApp has been in the news recently after changes to its privacy policy caused a surge of interest in rival messaging…
EncroChat system eavesdropped on by law enforcement
Due to the level of sophistication of the attack, and the malware code, we can no longer guarantee the security of…
Going dark: encryption and law enforcement
UPDATE, 05/22/2020: In the advent of the EARN IT Act, the debate on government subversion of encryption has reignited. Given that…
Introducing Malwarebytes Privacy
Here at Malwarebytes, we’re no strangers to using virtual private networks (VPNs) to protect our privacy while browsing online. Regular readers…
300 shades of gray: a look into free mobile VPN apps
The times, they are a changin’. When users once felt free to browse the Internet anonymously, post about their innermost lives…
5 simple steps to securing your remote employees
As remote working has become standard practice, employees are working from anywhere and using any device they can to get the…