Since launching its bug bounty program nearly a decade ago, Apple has always touted notable maximum payouts—$200,000 in 2016 and $1 million in 2019. Now the company is upping the stakes again. At the Hexacon offensive security conference in Paris… Read More "Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits"
Travel Mode can’t prevent a search, but it could help you store information you’d rather border agents not see. It’s for a little extra peace of mind that, in the event of an invasive search, some of your data won’t… Read More "How to Use 1Password’s Travel Mode at the Border (2025)"
Other VPNs We’ve Tested Private Internet Access (PIA) has a long history in the VPN space, and it’s maintained a track record of defending user privacy—even in the face of actual criminal activity. In 2016, a criminal complaint was filed… Read More "5 Best VPN Services (2025), Tested and Reviewed"
For many people, an altphone or “lighter” burner phone is likely to be a smartphone that allows a wide range of communications and access to privacy-enhancing tools such as encrypted messaging apps like Signal, VPNs, online tracker blockers, and more.… Read More "How to Set Up and Use a Burner Phone"
Tile trackers, used to locate everything from lost keys to stolen pets, are used by more than 88 million people worldwide, according to Tile’s parent company, Life360. But researchers who examined the tracking technology have found design flaws that would… Read More "Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say"
It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, services, and logins… Read More "How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)"
Cryptography, therefore, is a backbone of modern cybersecurity and a means of secure communication and data protection in an increasingly digital world. In this article, critical cryptographic concepts will be outlined, including confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, confusion, diffusion, substitution, permutation,… Read More "Cryptographic Concepts"
