Iranians gained direct access to Facebook and Twitter for the first time in four years because of a technical fault, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, denying suggestions the new moderate government had lifted a ban on social media in place since anti-government protests in 2009.

While Tor and VPN services are another way to get around the censored websites, they either cost money, are slow or awkward to use. To overcome these issues without reaching the wallet, the people behind Torrenticity have launched Immunicity.

It isn't hard to set up security for the wireless router in your basement: Change the SSID, pick a strong password and perhaps install VPN software for remote access.

But securing wireless networks in a business environment is much more demanding. Systems administrators must:

- address the basics - securing wireless access points and protecting remote and mobile employees
- provide controlled access for guests and contractors
- deploy and manage multiple wireless access points in central offices
- deploy and manage wireless access in remote offices (ideally, without travel or local IT staff)
- integrate wireless traffic into the company's core network security infrastructure

With the rise in government restrictions, the push for internet users to take back their browsing liberties rages on as proXPN takes a strong stance against such restrictions. [...]

PayPal has cut off VPN provider iPredator, a VPN service launched by Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde. [...]