Nathan Brossard

Nathan Brossard covers cybersecurity and digital privacy for BitsFromBytes from Austin, Texas, where he runs a small consultancy advising independent businesses on practical security hygiene. Before going freelance in 2020, he spent six years as a security analyst at a regional US bank investigating phishing campaigns and credential-theft attacks against employees and customers. He holds a CISSP certification and still does hands-on penetration testing for clients between writing assignments. Nathan tests every VPN, password manager, and antivirus he reviews on his own devices for a minimum of two weeks before drafting anything. He is particularly interested in the gap between what security vendors promise and what normal users actually experience when they install the software. His writing tries to close that gap honestly, without the marketing language and without the fear-mongering that dominates the cybersecurity press. When he is not testing security products, he collects vintage mechanical watches and runs half-marathons along the Colorado River trail in central Austin.
VPN, antivirus, password managers, data breaches, privacy tools, identity theft, home network security

The tier-capability table no vendor publishes: what EDR really includes at each price point, the false positive cost calculation, and who skipped MITRE 2025. Best Enterprise Antivirus 2026 Tested Guide. Best Enterprise Antivirus 2026: Pricing, MITRE Data & Hidden Costs
Best Enterprise Antivirus 2026 — What Actually Holds Up After 90 DaysCybersecurity

Best Enterprise Antivirus 2026 — What Actually Holds Up After 90 Days

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 11, 2026
Best Virus Protection Software in 2026 — What Holds Up Engine-sharing map, renewal price trap data, and picks by use case — the antivirus roundup that shows what survives year two.
Best Virus Protection Software in 2026 — What Actually Holds Up AfterCybersecurity

Best Virus Protection Software in 2026 — What Actually Holds Up After

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 13, 2026
Best Identity Theft Protection 2026 7 identity theft protection services ranked for 2026 — with insurance fine print decoded, ownership conflicts disclosed, and the free alternatives most guides ignore.
Best Identity Theft Protection Services 2026: Ranked After Reading the Fine PrintCybersecurity

Best Identity Theft Protection Services 2026: Ranked After Reading the Fine Print

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 13, 2026
Antivirus Real-World Detection Test Q1 2026 (Quarterly) — AV-TEST & AV-Comparatives Antivirus Detection Test Q1 2026: Results From AV-TEST & AV-Comparatives
Antivirus Real-World Detection Test Q1 2026 (Quarterly) — AV-TEST & AV-ComparativesCybersecurity

Antivirus Real-World Detection Test Q1 2026 (Quarterly) — AV-TEST & AV-Comparatives

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 13, 2026
VPN Awards 2026: VPN Speed & Privacy Awards 2026 Winners by Category Best VPN 2026
The 2026 VPN Speed & Privacy Awards: Category Winners, Audit Records, and Three DisqualificationsCybersecurity

The 2026 VPN Speed & Privacy Awards: Category Winners, Audit Records, and Three Disqualifications

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 13, 2026
VPN Statistics 2026: Market Size, Usage & Trends 1.75 billion VPN users, an $86B market — and 65% of enterprises replacing VPNs with Zero Trust. Here are the VPN statistics that explain both sides of the split in 2026.
VPN Statistics 2026: The Market Is Growing and Enterprises Are Running Away from ItCybersecurity

VPN Statistics 2026: The Market Is Growing and Enterprises Are Running Away from It

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardMay 13, 2026
Rockstar Games Hacked 2026: ShinyHunters Sets April 14 Leak Deadline - Grand Theft Data
Grand Theft Data — ShinyHunters Breached Rockstar Games Through a Third-Party Tool, and Today Is the Leak DeadlineCybersecurity

Grand Theft Data — ShinyHunters Breached Rockstar Games Through a Third-Party Tool, and Today Is the Leak Deadline

Nathan BrossardNathan BrossardApril 14, 2026