Taking a remote exam? Not without a tool monitoring your privacy

Taking a leap of faith with third-party monitoring software seems risky? How about having a stranger watch all your actions? This invasive scenario has become a reality for thousands of students around the globe. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, universities decided to test academic integrity via remote proctoring tools.

What is OpenVPN and is it suitable for you?

OpenVPN is a well-known name in the VPN community, but for newbies, it might be challenging to understand its full meaning. The confusion surfaces when people learn that OpenVPN is an open-source protocol used as a base for many VPN products on the market.

US sends 32x more COVID-19 related spam emails than Russia

According to data extracted and analyzed by Atlas VPN, coronavirus-related spam emails sent from the US outnumber spam emails from Russia by more than 32 times.

Hackers Attacked Businesses 22 Million Times In The Last 7 Days Globally

According to data compiled and analyzed by Atlas VPN, hackers attacked businesses more than 22 million times during the last week worldwide. Over 63% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks.

Change location and mask IP address: instant privacy boost

An IP address is your identity card online, revealing your geolocation and helping vendors build profiles according to your browsing habits. People choose to change location and conceal their [IP addresses](https://atlasvpn.com/blog/why-i-would-want-to-hide-my-ip-address){b} when they do not want to share such data with random websites.

US faces DDoS attacks nearly 4 times more often than China

Data acquired by Atlas VPN reveals that the US experienced nearly 4 times more DDoS attacks in March than China. Research shows that the US was DDoS-attacked over 175 thousand times, while China suffered 45 thousand attacks.

What is Tor?

If you are interested in online privacy, chances are, you already heard about Tor. To many, the tool is the basis of true freedom on the internet.

Number of leaked government records increases by 278% in Q1, 2020

According to Atlas VPN research compiled from various publicly available sources, the number of exposed government and individual politician records increased by 278% when comparing the first quarters of 2019 and 2020. During the first quarter of 2019, there were over 4.5 million breaches of individual politicians records or government bodies globally.