Streaming App Location Permissions and VPNs are two separate privacy controls that often get confused, yet they answer different questions about where you are. Many people assume a VPN automatically hides their location from every…
VPN server split tunneling is a setting that decides which of your internet traffic travels through an encrypted VPN connection and which traffic goes directly to the internet. Many people use a VPN without realizing…
Multifactor authentication for vaults adds a second check beyond your master password before a password manager opens your stored logins. A password manager vault is the encrypted store that holds your credentials, and anyone who…
Password manager account security describes how well the login that guards your password vault is protected. Because this single account unlocks every other password you store, it deserves more care than almost any other login…
Number Matching Authentication is a security feature that asks you to type a short number shown on a login screen into your authenticator app before approving a sign-in request. It was added to push-based multifactor…
Password manager account recovery is the set of methods that let you regain access to an encrypted vault after forgetting your master password or losing a device. Because most providers cannot read your data, recovery…
Onion service discovery is the process a Tor client uses to locate a hidden service and learn how to reach it without knowing the server’s physical address. Tor is a privacy network that routes traffic…
Push Notification Authentication is a form of multifactor authentication in which a service sends an approval request to a device you already own, usually a smartphone, and asks you to confirm that you are the…
Password Storage Risks describe the ways a stored login credential can be exposed after it has been saved somewhere it should not leak from. Most people never see where their passwords live, yet every website,…
VPN Server Hardening is the process of reducing the ways an attacker can break into a virtual private network server, the machine that accepts and protects your remote connections. A VPN server sits at the…