We tested WireGuard against OpenVPN for speed, security, and censorship in 2026. See which protocol to pick and when to ...

Have you ever found yourself needing to access your Synology NAS remotely but worried about security risks? You’re not alone. Many people face this dilemma, especially with the rise of remote work.

AJ Dellinger is a writer, reporter, and editor based in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been published in Wired, Gizmodo, CNET, and a variety of other publications. He has covered small business and ...

OpenVPN started as a community-made encryption protocol to protect your digital privacy. New options include the user-friendly Access Server or fully managed CloudConnexa. The three OpenVPN options ...

Call me a cynic, but one thing I have learned from the using the Internet is to double-check, if not triple-check, everything you download. So many downloads have malware, adware, and scripts that ...

A virtual private network encrypts your web traffic so that your internet service provider and internet-connected apps or websites don’t view your IP address. Instead, with a VPN enabled, ISPs, apps ...

The OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols are available in most popular VPNs, but what makes them different, and which one should you use? We explain what they do and help you decide which is best for you.

pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router based on FreeBSD. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up your own OpenVPN server on pfSense pfSense is a popular firewall/router that ...

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...