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4 Best Anonymous VPN Extensions for Chrome in 2026 (Hands-On Security Review)

Chrome disabled all Manifest V2 extensions on July 24, 2025, instantly breaking every add-on that hadn't migrated to Manifest V3. In the chaos, more than 4 million users installed "sleeper" VPN extensions that soon flipped into spyware. If you need a truly anonymous Chrome VPN extension in 2026, demand three things: rock-solid DNS/IPv6/WebRTC leak protection, verified MV3 compliance, and a published independent security audit. We ran every remaining option through those filters and kept just four that stay fast, private, and transparent.

Every Business Needs a Robust Incident Response Strategy

In today's digital landscape, businesses face an increasing number of cyber threats that can compromise sensitive data, disrupt operations, and tarnish their reputation. As companies adopt more complex technological solutions, they must be prepared for the inevitable risk of security incidents. Having a well-established, effective incident response strategy is no longer optional but essential. This article explores why incident response solutions are critical for every business and how they play a pivotal role in safeguarding an organization's assets, reputation, and continuity.

Building a Stronger Defense with Network Observability and Real-Time Monitoring

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of network security and performance has never been more pronounced. Businesses are increasingly relying on their network infrastructure to support a wide array of critical applications, services, and user activities. As cyber threats become more sophisticated and network architectures more complex, maintaining visibility into network performance and security is essential. This is where a network observability platform becomes indispensable.

The Last Mile - Why Banks Must Automate Trust to Gain Velocity

The financial service industry has spent years modernising their software delivery pipelines. Build and test cycles are fast, infrastructure is automated, and engineering capability is no longer the bottleneck. The slowdown now occurs at the end of the process: the last mile, where a change must prove it is safe before it can enter production. This final step is governed by a trust layer with people in it.

How to Check SSL Certificate Expiration Date: Complete Guide to SSL Monitoring

SSL certificates are critical for securing websites, web applications, and APIs. They encrypt data in transit, verify server authenticity, and build user trust. However, SSL certificates have a limited lifespan, typically ranging from 90 days to one year. When a certificate expires, visitors encounter security warnings, some services stop working, and it can affect search engine rankings. Monitoring SSL certificate expiration is essential to maintain secure and uninterrupted online services.

Bindplane in 200 Seconds: Windows Event Logs & Google SecOps

Learn how to configure Bindplane to collect and route Windows Event Logs from a Windows VM into Google SecOps. In this 200 second onboarding walkthrough, Chelsea shows how to build and configure a full SecOps-ready pipeline in just a few minutes. You’ll see how to: Create a Configuration Add the Windows Event Log source Configure the Google SecOps destination Roll out the configuration to an agent running on a Windows VM Start receiving security telemetry inside SecOps.

Perfect Forward Secrecy Made Your Private Keys Boring

For twenty years, a stolen private key was a disaster. It meant total compromise. Every encrypted conversation, password transmitted, API call ever made was readable. Traffic was being recorded all the time, “just in case” your private key leaked out. The NSA even had a name for it: “harvest now, decrypt later.” Record all the encrypted traffic today. Steal the private keys tomorrow. Decrypt everything retroactively.

Data Centre Security Checklist: Executive Oversight for Compliance & Continuity

Compliance requirements and rising risk standards have raised the stakes for data centre security. Without assurance that facilities can resist disruption and protect data, organisations face increased exposure to audit failure, downtime, and reputational damage. For executives and auditors, data centre security is part of wider governance and risk management. Oversight means confirming that physical safeguards, environmental systems, and compliance frameworks are in place and can be trusted.

HAProxy Enterprise WAF Protects Against React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182)

On December 3, 2025, the React team announced a critical security vulnerability in React Server Components (RSC). Identified as CVE-2025-55182 (and covering the now-duplicate CVE-2025-66478), this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on backend servers.