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    Upgrading my network to 2.5Gbps with the fastest small business and residential firewall: Firewalla Gold Plus

    In February of 2022, we looked at some of the best DNS blockers and firewalls for securing your small business and residential network. Among our list of recommended hardware firewall products that were easy to configure and provide the highest performance for a small business or residential broadband connection was Firewalla, a family of products made by a group of former Cisco engineers.It should be noted that high-speed broadband does not require a high-speed firewall device. One could go “naked” without the Firewalla, directly connecting to the service provider’s high-speed residential gateway and using its simple NAT-based firewall; however, that’s not a configuration I would recommend in today’s threat actor-rich environment as a small business — anyone can be a target.I like Firewalla because it is straightforward to install, isn’t particularly expensive, and has no ongoing fees. Unlike the DNS blocking solutions detailed in that article, it is an actual embedded Linux, IP-based rules firewall with advanced intrusion detection capabilities that can monitor every device on your home or small business network. Their products are also very fast, which means you get wire-line performance over the monitored connection; there’s no significant degradation as you might find with a purely software-based firewall solution, which should be a bare minimum when considering protecting your business and home broadband connection. More

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    MyRepublic exits Australia broadband market to refocus on 'profitability'

    MyRepublic has unveiled its exit from Australia, as it looks to “refocus” on profitability and cut its operational costs. The move will involve moving its subscriber base to Superloop next quarter. The Singapore-based internet service provider (ISP) said in a statement Saturday the subscriber transfer agreement, which kicked in from December 23, encompassed the acquisition of its residential and enterprise subscribers on Australia’s national broadband network (NBN), but not its assets or liabilities. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, Superloop owns and operates 894 kilometres of metropolitan fibre networks across Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where it connects more than 309 data centres and commercial buildings. MyRepubilc said the transfer marked its exit from the Australian broadband market, where it had launched its services in 2016. Most of the migration works are expected to be carried out in February next year, following the completion of network transition.The ISP said the move was part of its “strategic refocus” towards “profitability and liquidity”, as it looked to lower its operational costs. It also was refocusing on its broadband and mobile businesses in Singapore. MyRepublic’s group CEO and co-founder Malcolm Rodrigues said: “I love our Australian business…after much deliberation, however, we have made the decision to pivot towards a profitable business as we move into the next phase of our journey.”This year also marked the company’s first decade of operations, with Rodrigues announcing in February the start of “a new MyRepublic” and its ambition to be “the best-performing digital telco” in Singapore and the region. The ISP then had said its renewed business vision and operating model would help lay the groundwork for an initial public offering (IPO). In September last year, Singapore telco StarHub acquired a 50.1% stake in MyRepublic’s local broadband business. The $162.8 million deal saw the latter’s business unit subsumed as a StarHub subsidiary and pushed StarHub’s share of the Singapore broadband market to 40%. In a June 2021 interview with ZDNET, MyRepublic said it was seeking out new revenue in the enterprise space, which offered significant growth potential for the company. It said it would beef up its service offerings in the market segment, with particular focus on cybersecurity.MyRepublic also offers mobile and broadband services in New Zealand and has a franchise business in Indonesia via a partnership with the Sinar Mas Group.RELATED COVERAGE More

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    Patch now: Serious Linux kernel security hole uncovered

    isak55 — Shutterstock Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux kernel security bug. This hole allows authenticated remote users to disclose sensitive information and run code on vulnerable Linux kernel versions.  […] More

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    What is an IP address and how can you change it with a VPN?

    Getty Images An IP (or Internet Protocol) address is what devices across the internet use to find each other when they need to connect. Just about everything on the public internet has an IP address assigned to it, just like every home and business has a street address. ZDNET Recommends Where street addresses help you […] More

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    How to upgrade Opera connections from HTTP to HTTPS

    iStockphoto/Getty Images You’ve certainly heard of HTTP. Every web address starts with HTTP. Once upon a time, you had to type the HTTP for addresses. Now, you can just type www.zdnet.com and everything works as expected. More how-tos But did you know that HTTP isn’t the only protocol? There’s also HTTPS, which is the secure […] More

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    The 5 best VPNs for school of 2023

    Tech Specs: Number of servers: 1,700+ | Number of server locations: 60+Plan typeCost2 years$4.99/mo.1 year$5.99/mo.1 month$9.99/mo.If you’re on a strict budget, ProtonVPN offers a free VPN service for school. There are versions of ProtonVPN you can pay for with the above pricing structure, or you can opt for the free version. It uses an encrypted VPN tunnel to keep information safe while hiding your browsing history with a 10-Gbps server network. One unique feature is ProtonVPN’s ability to protect against Internet censorship, allowing you to access any websites you want. There is also the VPN Accelerator that delivers up to a 400% increase in VPN speeds to quickly get you what you need. Read the review: ProtonVPN review More