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Travel eSIM market set for growth as awareness remains low

Fri, 20th Jun 2025
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Only 23% of consumers in the US, UK and China have used eSIMs, though 49% are open to travel eSIMs once informed, showing strong growth potential.
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Hackers targeting home Wi-Fi routers to steal data

Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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New research reveals that 1 in 6 users fail to protect their Wi-Fi routers, making them susceptible to new phishing attacks.
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Cybersecurity strategies must involve every part of the organisation - study

Thu, 7th Jan 2021
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In the past year, a third of the breaches incorporated social engineering techniques and the cost of a breach caused by a human error averaged to $3.33 million.
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Women in tech: Broken rung constrains progress

Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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Only 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women, highlighting gender inequality in the field, according to Laura Tyrell of NordVPN.
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Hackers in your bedroom: Hackers targeting smart sex toys

Thu, 31st Dec 2020
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Hackers can gain control of internet-enabled sex devices, including a male chastity cage, according to new research.
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NordVPN caters to growing demand with server upgrade

Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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NordVPN has announced it is upgrading its network to 10Gbps servers, with the intention of bringing NordVPN users better performance and maximum speed.
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COVID-19 sees 400% surge in cyber crime

Wed, 23rd Dec 2020
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COVID-19 crisis leads to a surge in cyber crimes, with online scams increasing by over 400% in March 2020, according to new research.
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Documents overtake photos in the cloud amid COVID-19

Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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People are storing documents more often than photos and other media files in the cloud by 29% amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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40% of free VPN apps found to leak data

Mon, 16th Nov 2020
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VPN demand skyrockets as political developments increase global concerns for digital privacy, according to NordVPN research.
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Cybersecurity market continues meteoric ascent

Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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The cybersecurity market continues its meteoric ascent, with cybercrime damages increasing significantly, according to the World Economic Forum.
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NordVPN upgrades infrastructure with launch of colocated servers

Fri, 9th Oct 2020
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NordVPN enhances security with the deployment of colocated servers, offering users increased privacy and ownership control.
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One in five employees download commercially sensitive files onto personal devices

Thu, 8th Oct 2020
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Of these respondents, 40% admitted that the devices either had no password protection or no up-to-date security installed.
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Cyberattacks up 400% compared to pre-COVID-19 levels

Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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Earlier this year, the FBI reported that complaints of cyberattacks received by its cyber division had risen to almost 4,000 a day.
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Employees using corporate emails for private purposes putting companies at risk

Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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 A new study has revealed 40% of all corporate email breaches occurred on websites used for personal purposes.
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VPN Trust Initiative releases VPN principles for providers and users

Thu, 1st Oct 2020
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The Internet Infrastructure Coalition has revealed the VPN Trust Initiative Principles to increase VPN adoption and bolster consumer confidence.
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Malware and email scams targeting employees spread rapidly in Q2

Fri, 18th Sep 2020
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Malware exploiting a decade-old Microsoft Office vulnerability has surged by 400%, according to a study by NordVPN.
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New research reveals most desired blocked internet content

Fri, 14th Aug 2020
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Over 80% of internet users searching how to unblock something online want access to YouTube content, a study has found.
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10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack

Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
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New Zealand named amongst most vulnerable countries at risk of cyber attack

Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.
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VPN service sees 165% growth in users as remote working ramps up

Fri, 20th Mar 2020
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Remote collaboration tools, virtual meeting software as well as VPNs are all seeing growth due to a surge in remote working.