Sabai Technology is getting ready to introduce a new version of their popular VPN accelerator.  To celebrate the release of their VPN Accelerator V2, Sabai is offering $50 off the new version.  You can pick it up for $299 which is the same price as V1.  The promotion is currently available on the SabaiTechnology.com site and will run though July 31st.  The price will increase on August 1st so if you’re interested now is the time to check it out.

Do you already own a VPN accelerator from Sabai?  If so you’ll be happy to know they will be offering a free system upgrade.  You can expect more details in the next couple weeks.  If you don’t have one this is the time to consider it.  I’ve owned one for a couple years now.  The goal is to speed up your performance when connecting to a VPN through your router.  You can learn more in this VPN accelerator review I wrote after V1 was released.

Sabai has packed the V2 release with even better hardware specs and a great looking user interface.  As they mention is a related blog post the interface is less geek and more modern.  I think both the old and new version look good.  Then again you might not want to trust my opinion given the not so modern design of vpnsp.com :).  Sabai has integrated proxy into the V2 release.  So you can browse using VPN access or unencrypted with ease.

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The World Cup may be over but there’s still plenty of time to fire up the grill and enjoy the summer.  Our friends over at FlashRouters are celebrating summer by offering deep discounts on their custom routers.  The FlashRouters summer blowout sale includes discounts of up to $120 off some of their most popular routers.  We noticed sale prices on the Netgear R7000, Netgear R6300. Asus RT-N66U and Asus RT-AC68U.

You can visit the FlashRouters site and browse through their full list of brand name routers from companies like Cisco Linksys, Netgear, Asus and TP-Link.  They’ve discounted quite a few models for the summer blowout special.  Below are some of our favorite models.  Remember that all routers come with custom firmware.

• Netgear R7000 AC1900 Nighthawk
• Netgear R6300 V2 AC1750
• Asus RT-AC68U AC1900
• Asus RT-AC66U AC1750
• Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight
• Cisco Linksys E4200

If you’d like to learn more about FlashRouters they offer a helpful video on their homepage.  The animated video is well done.  It will walk you through the benefits of a custom router.  In a minute and a half you’ll learn just how much value their custom firmware offers.  Replacing the factory firmware with DD-WRT or Tomato greatly extends the functionality of any router you choose from their site.  Take a moment to watch their video.

The summer blowout savings do not require a coupon code.  Simply visit their site and browse through the selection of routers from Cisco Linksys, Asus, Netgear and TP-Link.  Once you find something you’d like to buy the discount will be automatically applied.  You’ll clearly see the special pricing listed throughout their site.  The sale won’t last long though so I suggest you visit FlashRouters.com now to save.

You can visit VPNSP.com to learn more about VPN routers.  Follow us @VPNSP to save on VPN access.

Sabai Technology is a leading provider of custom VPN routers.  I personally have years of experience with their team and they are top notch.  From the continued development and innovative features you’ll find in the Sabai OS loaded on each router to their commitment to customer support.  Sabai Technology is expanding their 7 day a week support schedule to help customers around the world get the help they need when they need it.

As a Sabai customer I have relied on the efforts of William Haynes and his team to help protect my privacy over the years.  I’ve had the opportunity to test VPN routers from leading vendors and would highly recommend them.  Sabai Technology has the team in place to support their custom routers.  Ruth Petty and the support team are there to help when you need it.  The latest expansion of support hours means more time to get answers.

As of July 1st Sabai Technology is offering support during these days and hours:

• Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. EST
• Saturday through Sunday – 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. EST
• There are holiday exceptions and they announce them in advance.

Sabai Technology provides support through phone, email, chat and remote assistance.  When you purchase a router from sabaitechnology.com it will come with their custom Sabai OS installed.  Allowing you to protect your entire home or small business network with a VPN service.  The Sabai team will help you make sure everything is working properly and ensure you get the best possible performance.  Routers come with 90 days of support.  You can extend the support term to a full year for $79 with a purchase of their Sabai Freedom support plan.

You can visit VPNSP.com to learn more about VPN services.  Follow us @VPNSP for the latest news and deals.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Independent Security Evaluations (ISE) are hosting a router hacking competition at this year’s Def Con.  Contestants have an opportunity to submit new vulnerabilities before Def Con begins and demonstrate the attack during the conference.  The SOHOpelessly Broken competition will give contestants the chance to show their router hacking skills during Def Con to win.

Here’s a summary of each track of the SOHOpelessly Broken router hacking competition at Def Con:

• Contest Overview -This year at DEFCON 22, for the first time ever Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are hosting a no-holds-barred router hacking competition. You’re hereby challenged to compete in one or both tracks of the SOHOpelessly BROKEN contest. Check back here for scheduled 0-day demonstrations, up-to-date contest results, and other information during the con.
• Track 0 -The objective of this pre-con contest is to demonstrate previously unidentified vulnerabilities in off-the-shelf consumer wireless routers. Contestants must provide relevant exploit information to the judges and publicly demonstrate the attack in the contest area at DEFCON 22, August 7-12, 2014 in the Wireless Village contest area. Judges will score the exploits based on effectiveness and badassness. Grand prize winners will receive [TBD], with additional awesome prizes for other exploit demonstrations.
• Track 1 -This is an at-con capture the flag style contest where contestants will be pitted against 10 off-the-shelf SOHO routers, hardened, but with known vulnerabilities. Contestants must identify weaknesses and exploit the routers to gain control. Pop as many as you can over the weekend to win. Contest will take place at DEFCON 22, August 7-12, 2014 in the Wireless Village contest area.

Visit the SOHOpelessly Broken site to learn more about the competition.  Have a great time at Def Con!