A VPN proxy is a monthly service that allows you to establish a secure VPN tunnel connection from your devices out to some servers in a data center somewhere. This VPN tunnel does a number of things – first, it protects your data from anyone who may be snooping on the network – for example, if you’re connected to the …
How to Disappear Online
Online privacy and security are critical components to ensuring that your personal data isn’t leaked all over the Internet every time you surf the web. Your personal data is a valuable commodity for companies such as Google, Facebook, and others that sell your information to advertisers for profit. And on the nefarious side, your personal data can be used by …
Cloudflare Tunnel Easy Setup
Cloudflare Tunnels is an AWESOME service for home users and businesses alike. But what is it exactly? Cloudflare Tunnels is kind of like a VPN connection in that it’s a secure way to access resources on your internal private network from the outside world. So for instance, say you have a Synology NAS device that has a local GUI interface, …
Create Your Own Personal VPN Proxy with Streisand
By now you’ve probably heard a lot about protecting yourself online with a VPN Proxy. You’ve probably even heard the names of some of the top VPN Proxy providers – NordVPN, TorGuard, Tunnel Bear – and my personal favorite Private Internet Access…a service I use daily, and highly recommend (if you’re interested, here’s my PIA affiliate link – much appreciated!). …
Long Range Dead Drop
This was a fun project. I recently ran across a YouTube video from a channel that I really like – the Cyber Weapons Lab, aka Null Byte. In this video, they discuss how to set up a Raspberry Pi as a dead drop using a downloadable Raspberry Pi image called PirateBox. A dead drop, in espionage terms is a method …
Let’s Encrypt UniFi
How To Install a Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate on UniFi *** THIS GUIDE IS NOW OUTDATED – Check out the Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi instead! ————– Or continue below…though it’s a total waste of time. ———- Let’s Encrypt allows you to have a FREE signed SSL certificate on your UniFi Controller without having to spend any money. When done …
HOW TO: Install Webmin on FreePBX
Webmin is a super useful tool for administering Linux, however due to security concerns, it doesn’t come installed on FreePBX by default. While Webmin is considered to be a security risk, it really is only a risk if it is open to the outside world. So, if your FreePBX is behind a firewall, and you aren’t port forwarding TCP 10,000, …
Think Twice Before Switching to Hosted VoIP
I read an article called ‘Why Hosted VoIP Makes Sense for SMBs,’ and while I do believe hosted VoIP is a viable solution eventually, there are some major barriers to overcome before I would say that it makes sense. I get asked about hosted VoIP pretty often, and I tell people that I can’t in good conscience recommend it if …