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Major DDoS and malware attacks have been shaking both fronts since then.
Yet, for Ukrainian cybersecurity firms likeMacPaw, the cyberwar began way before Russian bombs were first dropped.
ClearVPN team in the Kyiv office before the war started
“Cyberattacks have intensified since the full scale invasion began, but that’s nothing really new for us.
The work of theVPN servicethe company launched in March 2023,ClearVPN, then became crucial.
At the same time, it also encrypts internet connections to deliver better anonymity online.
ClearVPN team in the Kyiv office before the war started
The team had to rely on their users feedback to work around their needs as issues arise.
“VPN censorshipis a cat and mouse game,” he said.
“Engineers create new technology to avoid censorship and then censors create new tech to fight VPNs.
ClearVPN uses shortcuts for a friendly user experience
It’s a continuous process and all results depend on the user feedback.”
The ClearVPN team is actively working towards a solution, though.
“Technically it’s very simple, but it’s combination of different technologies,” Ablamskyi told me.
It also adds SFTP proxy protections to better mask the VPN traffic as regular traffic.
The main idea here is to evade censors control as much as possible, from all fronts.
The plan is, nonetheless, to refine the protocol performance to make it widely available for all users.
In fact, only roughly 10% of ClearVPN users are based in Ukraine.
Also, online censorship is a growing problem everywhere, with Russia being just one of the many perpetrators.
Another central focus for the team has been delivering the simplest VPN experience possible.
MacPaw’s developers have already set these up for you.
After almost a year, Ablamskyi explained that the plan is to make this experience even more straightforward.
“That’s a big challenge for us.”
What’s next?
However, he believes security software is only one part of the solution.
“Critical thinking is also needed because there’s no single tool that can fully protect you.”
