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Web browser extensions pose cybersecurity threat: NTISB

ISLAMABAD: The National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board (NTISB) in Pakistan has issued a warning about cyber-attacks, highlighting risks from browser extensions like...

PTA blames excessive VPN usage for internet slowdown

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed that the recent internet slowdown in Pakistan is primarily caused by excessive Virtual Private Network (VPN)...

I did not allow VPNs to be banned: PTA chairman

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (retd) Hafeezur Rehman hoped that a large number of applications would be received for registration...

VPN: Your Digital Shield in the Online World

A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a technology that creates a secure, encrypted connection between your device and a remote server. Imagine it...

Good news for Whatsapp users in Oman

MUSCAT: Internet users in Oman can now make audio and video calls directly through WhatsApp, eliminating the need for a Virtual Private Network (VPN). According...

Council of Islamic Ideology chief says using VPN is not unlawful or un-Islamic

Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) chairman, Dr. Raghib Naeemi on Monday said VPN use is not inherently unlawful or un-Islamic, but its misuse for...

VPN can now be registered via mobile numbers, here’s how

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that individuals without static IP addresses can now register virtual private networks (VPNs) using their mobile numbers. "This initiative...

PTA chairman says over 30,000 VPNs registered in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Technology and Telecommunication chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan Thursday met to discuss the challenges and impacts...

Council of Islamic Ideology issues another statement on VPN use

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) issued a statement clarifying that the ‘positive’ use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is not against Sharia,...

Senate body summons interior secretary over VPN blockage

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication summoned interior secretary over the blockage of the Virtual Private Network (VPN), ARY News reported. The...

PTA hints at blocking unregistered VPNs in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has hinted at blocking unregistered Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) across the country, ARY News reported. During a Senate committee...

PTA plans to ‘block’ VPNs across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reportedly decided to introduce a new policy regulating the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) nationwide. Speaking at...

Microsoft adds built-in VPN to its Edge browser

Microsoft has announced that its Web browser Edge will now have a built in VPN to ensure security and privacy.  The update name 'Edge Secure',...

LHC moved against use of TikTok through VPN, proxies

On October 9, PTA placed a ban on TikTok in the country

Foreign companies in China brace for VPN crackdown

Chinese people and foreign firms are girding for a March 31 deadline to only use government-approved VPNs, that will curb the use of unlicensed software to circumvent internet controls.

China targets Alibaba’s Taobao, other e-commerce sites, in VPN crackdown

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have issued a warning to the country's top e-commerce platforms, including Alibaba Holding Group's Taobao.com, over the sale of illegal virtual...
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