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IPVanish VPN offers good value with a robust collection of server locations and excellent customizability. But it's stingy when it comes to extra privacy features, and we'd like to see it undergo a public third-party audit.

Payroll company Kronos says it could take 'several weeks' to restore system availability.

Verifying that an email came from Facebook is incredibly simple, but only if you know where to look. We show you how.

Google Project Zero publishes a technical breakdown of the exploit used by NSO Group to infect target iPhones.

Hackers can earn up to $5,000 per vulnerability they discover.

Meta has expanded its bug and data bounty programs to include content scraping.

Facial recognition is very convenient for unlocking a device, but far from secure under the right circumstances.

StrongVPN has good server distribution and protects more devices per subscription than average. It has a dated interface and few extra features, however, and we’d like to see it undergo a third-party audit.

The company also warns that cybercriminal groups are exploiting the flaw, likely to launch ransomware attacks.

We explore a far-reaching, real-world exploit with damaging implications in this edition of SecurityWatch.