Mozilla adds free VPN to Firefox 149, but I am not sold on the idea
Firefox 149 will include a built-in free VPN, but concerns about trust, privacy, and how free VPNs actually work are still very real.
Internet security
Google is sounding the alarm on quantum computers
Google is warning that quantum computing could crack today’s encryption, and attackers may already be planning for that future.
Cloudflare reveals how bots and governments reshaped the internet in 2025
Cloudflare’s 2025 Year in Review shows how bot wars, government outages, and post-quantum encryption reshaped the internet.
NETGEAR Orbi 370 Series skips 6GHz but still brings WiFi 7 mesh to more homes
NETGEAR Orbi 370 Series brings dual-band WiFi 7 to homes with improved speed, coverage, and privacy at a lower price. Now available on Amazon.
Cloudflare crushes record breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack without breaking a sweat
The Internet was nearly knocked off its feet last month when Cloudflare quietly blocked what may go down as the largest DDoS attack in history. It slammed into one of the company’s hosting provider customers with an absurd 7.3 terabits per second of traffic. Let that number sink in. This wasn’t just a bump in … Read more