What is VPN and how does VPN protect you on internet?

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What Is A VPN? Virtual Private Network (VPN) A VPN is an internet security method used in adding extra security and privacy to your network. Public or private networks such as public WiFi (wireless), home WiFi, internet by Internet Service Providers (ISP) has a great internet security threat without a VPN. VPN is use basically to protect sensitive data. The essence of VPN is user privacy by replacing the user's initial IP address with one from VPN provider. This allows the user to hide his IP location while exposing the VPN IP to the public. VPN Security For the most part, VPN does not provides anonymity as some users perceive, but provides additional layer of security between you and your ISP or any network that you are connected to. This is achieve by encrypting all your data during communication before leaving your device. This means even if your data is intercepted, it will be meaningless to the person who intercepted it. VPN uses an encryption protocols that is advan...

Malware targeting nuclear power plants

A latest report suggests that hackers try sending malicious mails to nuclear engineers for hacking in to their IT systems.

There’s a lot of hustle in the world of computers these days as malware attacks have been on the rise and have caused mayhem on a global scale. WannaCry shook the world with its widespread infection capabilities as it was based on leaked NSA tools. The concerns regarding such malicious IT attacks have now escalated to another level as reports have claimed that hackers have been trying to infect nuclear plants in the US.

A report from federal law enforcement officials has confirmed that hackers have been trying to breach networks of companies that operate nuclear power plants in the United States. The Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, with their plant in Kansas, was one of the companies claimed to have been a target of the malware attack according to a report by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

The hackers tried the same old way of spreading the malware e-mails. Senior engineers of the plant received emails that resembled resumes for the job, which could then collect all the credentials once it had been opened.

Although the company assured that there was no impact to the operations as the corporate network is secluded from the one that deals with the operation of the plant, researchers on the case have indicated that the attack didn’t intend to cause any physical destruction but collect data for mapping the network with regards to future attacks. The malware just wanted to collect data for the hackers to help them plan future attacks with ease. As of now, the source of the attack hasn’t been confirmed, although experts point towards a Russian hacking group known as Energetic Bear.

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