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VPN on Router or Device? 2026 Comparison: Speed, Security, Leaks, and Insights
If you’re wondering where to run your VPN in 2026 — on a router or directly on your devices — you’re not alone. The internet is faster, smar...
Useful articles about VPN
433 articles
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VPN under the Microscope: How to Choose a Secure Client and Avoid Red Flags
Let’s be real: choosing a VPN client can either give you fortress-level protection or a leaky umbrella in a tropical downpour. On paper, eve...
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Credential stuffing under scrutiny: how VPN, IP rotation, and rate limiting protect accounts in 2026
Credential stuffing involves automated login attempts using leaked username-password pairs from other services. Don’t confuse it with brute ...
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Replay Attacks on VPN Protocols: How Modern Solutions Close Security Gaps
A replay attack happens when a bad actor intercepts encrypted VPN packets and resends them to cause repeated actions or confuse the system. ...
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SSL/TLS Stripping in the Era of HSTS: Why the Attack Is Still Alive and How to Protect Yourself in 2026
SSL/TLS stripping is a type of attack where a hacker tricks your browser into switching from secure HTTPS to unencrypted HTTP, then intercep...
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Session Hijacking and Sidejacking in 2026: How Sessions Are Stolen and How VPNs Protect Your Accounts
Let's be honest: we log in to a website once and then browse without entering our credentials again because the browser holds a session toke...
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Deauth Attacks and Evil Twin: Why You Need to Enable VPN Immediately and How to Stay Safe in 2026
Let’s skip the dry theory and get straight to the facts. Wireless networks rely on special frames called management frames to handle connect...
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DNS Hijacking in 2026: Attack Breakdown, Common Vectors, and How VPNs Truly Protect You
When the internet suddenly shows you something unexpected, the issue often isn't with the websites themselves or even your browser. The root...
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Man-in-the-Middle in 2026: How VPNs Protect Against MITM and When They Fall Short
Let's be honest: Man-in-the-Middle attacks haven’t disappeared. They’ve just become quieter, smarter, and closer than ever. We open our lapt...
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Super Cookies, ETag, and TLS Resumption: Why VPN Isn't Enough and How to Stay Protected
You might think the era of unchecked cookies is over, privacy is stronger, and ad networks have quieted down. But in 2026, tracking is thriv...
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Metadata vs. Privacy: How Time, Volume, and Connection Patterns Reveal You
We usually think of privacy as protecting the contents of messages, photos, or documents. That makes sense. But in reality, it’s often the c...
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Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) in 2026: How to Hide SNI from Your Provider and Boost Privacy with VPN
Every year we debate privacy, but 2026 feels like someone cranked the volume to max. ISPs deploy DPI, corporate networks add new filters, an...
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DNS-over-HTTPS vs DNS-over-TLS with VPN in 2026: What to Choose, How to Set Up, and Avoid Mistakes
If you think connecting a VPN is the end of the story, spoiler alert: it’s not. In 2026, having just the "pipe" without a proper DNS setup i...
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No-logs Under the Microscope: What VPNs Really Log and How to Verify It in 2026
Let’s start simple. Logging in VPNs means any record of your activity or how the service operates that the provider keeps. Sounds boring? Th...
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What Your Provider Sees and How VPN Masks It in 2026: A Straightforward Breakdown Without Myths
Your internet provider is your first gateway to the web. When you connect, all your outgoing traffic initially passes through their infrastr...
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Browser Fingerprinting in 2026: Why One VPN Won’t Save You and What Really Works
Browser fingerprinting is the unique digital footprint created by a combination of many small details about your environment. Think of it li...
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Public Wi-Fi Is Risky Even with HTTPS: Real Attacks, Cases, and Protection in 2026
We love free internet in cafes, hotels, and airports. Who doesn’t like convenience? You connect and get right to work. But convenience often...
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ARP Spoofing in Local Networks and VPN Protection: How to Stay Safe in 2026
You're sitting in the office, pouring yourself a coffee, opening your laptop, and it looks like the perfect workday. But inside the local ne...
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Traffic Analysis Under the Microscope: How VPNs Protect Your Privacy from Timing Attacks
Honestly, just five years ago, it seemed enough to turn on encryption for a safer internet. That’s what we did. But reality is stubborn: enc...
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Split DNS for VPN in 2026: The Complete Guide to Security, Use Cases, and Step-by-Step Setup
Split DNS is a strategy where different domains are resolved by different DNS servers, with query routing based on rules, VPN profiles, and ...
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IPv6 Leaks and VPNs in 2026: How to Seal Every Gap Without Losing Speed
IPv6 stopped being theoretical years ago. By 2026, global adoption has surpassed 44-48% of all traffic, and in some countries, mobile networ...
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VPN Kill Switch Demystified: How the OS Kernel Blocks Traffic and Protects Your Privacy
It’s a simple question with serious implications: what exactly are you willing to lose in a single second without your VPN? Your IP address,...
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NAT Traversal in VPN 2026: How to Bypass NAT Easily Without the Hassle
NAT might seem familiar but it's a tricky neighbor. It hides private IPs behind a single public one and remaps ports so dozens of devices sh...
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MTU Made Easy: Why Packet Size Breaks VPNs and How to Fix It Fast
MTU is the maximum IP packet size a network interface can send without breaking it up. Think of it as the height of a doorway: anything tall...
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IPsec Demystified: ESP, AH, and IKE Explained with Real-World Tips — Your 2026 Guide
IPsec has outlasted countless tech fads and remains a solid standard. So why is it still relevant in 2026? Because it delivers what security...
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QUIC-based VPN: Future or Hype? Exploring Protocols, Speed, and Bypassing Blocks
QUIC started as a Google experiment, quickly matured, and moved to IETF. The gQUIC era began with a bang, but the standardized IETF QUIC ref...
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UDP vs TCP in VPN: A Clear Breakdown and Where TCP-over-TCP Fails
Tunneling is like wrapping your data packets inside other packets and sending them through the internet as if they were regular parcels, jus...
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DTLS vs TLS in VPN: When to Choose UDP or TCP and How to Avoid Latency Loss
If you’ve ever visited an HTTPS site, you’ve already used TLS. It’s the protocol that wraps your data in a secure, encrypted “envelope” over...