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How ExpressVPN keeps its web servers patched and secure
This article explains ExpressVPN’s approach to security patch management for the infrastructure running the ExpressVPN website (not the VPN servers). In general, our approach to security is: Make s...
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The secret codes that nobody can crack
Remember back in school, when you and your best friend would exchange secret notes across the classroom in code? The two of you muffling giggles because you knew that even if the teacher confiscated y...
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Net neutrality: what the repeal means and how a VPN can help
Update: As of June 11, 2018, Net Neutrality has officially been repealed, meaning the rules requiring internet service providers to give equal access to web content are no longer in effect. This situa...
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4 ways to back up your data securely
Photos, documents, saved video games, and old emails: We accumulate a lot of data throughout our lives. And just like our parents’ attic, our digital bags are getting fuller and fuller. Luckily, the...
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ExpressVPN Bug Bounty rewards
This post was originally published on June 1, 2018. The ExpressVPN Bug Bounty Program offers rewards for the hard work of those who help make our platforms more secure. We would like to thank the foll...
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How to make a small server for your home
Servers are just computers without screens and keyboards, but they can be relatively cheap to buy, compared with the costs of renting a Virtual Private Server (VPS) in the cloud. Storage can quickly b...
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Girl Scouts are our next wave of cybersecurity experts
Do you know what badges Girl Scouts are collecting these days? It’s not just Hiker, Making Friends, and Cookie CEO anymore. With a strong focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), ...
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PGP is still pretty good for privacy
Many privacy advocates use PGP (GNU Privacy Guard/GPG in its open source form) to encrypt, sign, and verify data and text of all sorts. PGP is a relatively well audited and trusted privacy and securit...
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Privacy in America vs. Europe: Here’s how the EU does data different
This post was originally published on May 15, 2018. Back in 2017, The Economist that prophetically pegged personal data as the world’s greatest resource, but it’s only in the past few months that ...
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Change your Firefox settings for a more private browsing experience
With just a few clicks, you can vastly improve your online privacy. Here are some tips for the popular Firefox browser—and you don’t have to install a thing. First up, open the Firefox settings by...
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