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Firefox
Firefox is getting a free built-in VPN

Mozilla is adding a free built-in VPN to Firefox, with the feature arriving in Firefox 149 on March 24. Privacy concerns often follow free VPN services, especially when …

zero trust
Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means

In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this …

OpenVPN
OpenVPN releases version 2.7.0 with expanded protocol and platform updates

OpenVPN version 2.7.0 is now available. The update advances support for multi-address server configurations and updates client functionality across operating systems. The …

Orbot for iOS
Product showcase: Orbot – Tor VPN for iOS

Orbot for iOS is a free, open-source networking tool that routes supported app traffic through the Tor network. Developed by the Guardian Project, it is intended for users who …

Firezone
Firezone: Open-source platform to securely manage remote access

Firezone is an open-source platform that helps organizations of any size manage secure remote access. Unlike most VPNs, it uses a least-privileged model, giving users only the …

VPN
Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure

Three families of Android VPN apps, with a combined 700 million-plus Google Play downloads, are secretly linked, according to a group of researchers from Arizona State …

SonicWall
Trojanized SonicWall NetExtender app exfiltrates VPN credentials

Unknown attackers have trojanized SonicWall’s SSL-VPN NetExtender application, the company has warned on Monday, and have been tricking users into downloading it from a …

NymVPN
Product showcase: Go beyond VPNs and Tor with NymVPN

If you care about online privacy, you probably already know: Centralized VPNs and even Tor aren’t enough anymore. Traditional VPNs require you to trust a single company with …

SonicWall
Yet another SonicWall SMA100 vulnerability exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-32819)

SonicWall has fixed multiple vulnerabilities affecting its SMA100 Series devices, one of which (CVE-2025-32819) appears to be a patch bypass for an arbitrary file delete …

Ivanti
Ivanti VPN customers targeted via unrecognized RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457)

A suspected Chinese APT group has exploited CVE-2025-22457 – a buffer overflow bug that was previously thought not to be exploitable – to compromise appliances …

Palo Alto Networks
Attackers are probing Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals

Cybersecurity company GreyNoise is warning about a significant increase of scanning activity targeting internet-facing Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals in the last 30 …

backdoor
China-aligned PlushDaemon APT compromises supply chain of Korean VPN

ESET researchers have uncovered a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean VPN provider, carried out by PlushDaemon, a newly identified China-aligned APT group. In this …

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