The government is considering introducing internet filters, such as those used to block China off form the worldwide web, in an attempt to make the children of the nation less violent and to stop Icelanders downloading or viewing pornography on the internet.

The government is considering introducing internet filters, such as those used to block China off form the worldwide web, in order to stop Icelanders downloading or viewing pornography on the internet.

The unprecedented censorship is justified by fears about damaging effects of the internet on children and women.

Most of us has been on the Internet since 2000 or so, at that time I didn't really think much about Internet security at first. Oh sure, I made sure our computer was always running the latest Internet Explorer version and I tried not to use the same password for everything. But I didn't give much thought to where my Web traffic was going or what path it took from our computer to the Web server and back. I was dimly aware that e-mail, as one of my teachers put it, was in those days "about as private as sticking your head out the window and yelling." And I didn't do much with that knowledge.

That sort of attitude was dangerous then, and the increasing sophistication of readily available hacking tools makes it even more dangerous now.  Luckily, the state of Internet security has also gotten better - in this article, we're going to talk a bit about keeping yourself (and your business) safe on the Web. Even if you know what lurks in the dark corners of the Internet, chances are you someone you know doesn't. So consider this guide and its follow-ups as a handy crash course for those unschooled in the nuances of online security.

A cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers with ransonmware to extort possibly millions of dollars from people in 30 nations has been broken up, the European police agency said today.

Masquerading as police agencies, the suspects paralyzed computers with a virus and told their owners that illegal online activity had been detected and that a fine would have to be paid to unlock their computers, Europol announced in Madrid.

Investigators said they had identified up to 48 variants of the virus, which typically installs itself by tricking users into downloading a malicious executable filed via a socially engineered message.

You live away from your country or you travel abroad and you wonder how to access all your favorite TV shows on the Internet, but you don't know what to do? We do have a solution for you !

It is actually impossible to watch online TV channels in a given country from abroad, due to most interesting channels limit their access to people who connect to their website with an IP address located outside of their country.

Indeed, media sites in one country can detect from which region of the world you connect, through your IP address. So, if you connect to a site German media from Brazil or Russia, for example, this site will block your access to its streaming, displaying a message, such as "connection problem".

Everybody knows the benefit that VPNs have for businesses. But could you, a hardcore gamer, benefit from investing in a VPN? The answer is yes. VPNs are becoming incredibly popular for gamers, for a number of reasons. Adding a monthly subscription to a VPN server has a ton of benefits for gaming, and once you go VPN you will not go back.

If you’re on the fence about a VPN, check out these reasons why any type of gamer (even if you don’t consider yourself a hardcore gamer) can benefit from a monthly VPN subscription.