We use VPNs on our devices for various reasons. Privacy and security are the prime reasons for them. There are many VPN service providers that are available to ...

Hi, these last days I have been having trouble with my internet, and when I checked my router logs I got this: Xmas port scan attack from WAN (ip:69.164.26.100) detected. Xmas port scan attack from ...

Press "Windows-R" to open a Run box. Type "cmd" -- without quotes here and throughout -- in the "Open" field, then press "Enter." If a User Account Control message displays, click the "Yes" button. A ...

Many well-known and heavily used web sites are using a fraud protection script that port scans your local computer for remote access programs. Last weekend, news heavily circulated that eBay.com was ...

In the cybersecurity world, testing for the existence of exploitable vulnerabilities isn’t always an exact science. Checking for open ports (CIS Control 9 - Limitation and Control of Network Ports, ...

I just ran a port scan on my localhost and nmap shows:<BR>Starting nmap V. 3.00 ( www.insecure.org/nmap/)<BR>Interesting ports on localhost (127.0.0.1):<BR>(The 1137 ...

Two weeks ago in part 2 of the indispensables series I made mention of a network scanning app called iNet Network Scanner. I’ve used this app on my Mac for years and love it, but it also comes in two ...