Christian Cawley

Shine a light on your data

If you want to stay safe and anonymous online, it's important to understand the difference between a proxy and a VPN.

NordVPN's sister product, NordPass, offers secure password management, with free and premium plans.

Using a VPN keeps your connection encrypted, but it does not protect you from cybercriminals, so be vigilant when clicking links in emails.

NordVPN's mobile app has a new feature that blocks minors from accessing adult websites.

The impact of new internet restrictions in mid 2025 are not included in new data that surveys VPN adoption worldwide.

YouTube and Reddit are among the social media sites that may become inaccessible to VPN-less Australians in the near future.

Free VPNs on mobile app stores might seem attractive, but once again we learn that these tools hide vulnerabilities and security risks.

A new survey from NordVPN shows some alarming gaps in the cybersecurity knowledge of Americans, including a lack of VPN know-how.

Some users have seen a free VPN pop up in their Mozilla Firefox, but the winners appear to be totally random, so keep an eye out.

While free VPNs may be tempting, this new Android app is reportedly malware, with a focus on stealing crypto while pretending to protect you.

NordVPN is offering a fresh batch of discounts to affordably protect your online privacy in some of the earliest 2025 Black Friday deals.

PureVPN is bringing an end to five-year VPN plans, but weirdly this only seems to be the case for its existing customers and not newcomers.

VPN use has enabled FC 26 players to buy the best players via a pricing bug, and EA Sports seems to have red-carded offending accounts.

A new dark web portal for MI6 recruitment should be accessed via a VPN to prove your suitability as a possible intelligence officer.

The march of online verification continues, but some website providers claim it's pushing people to darker corners of the Internet.

The US, UK, France, and many other countries have seen an increased interest in VPNs as global tensions continue to threaten online privacy.

Cyber attacks against the world's biggest luxury brands and the subsequent data breaches help me to appreciate my VPN's dark web monitor.

The Open Rights Group is concerned that kids are more likely to circumvent the UK's required age checks with dodgy proxies than VPNs.

ExpressVPN adds more Siri control, shortcuts, and widgets for both the new iOS 26 and older versions