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Can a VPN Protect You from Data Theft?

Can a VPN Protect You From Data Theft?

by Ann Mazotta, California Business Journal
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Anyone who uses the internet for business or pleasure is certainly aware of the numerous dangers it poses. When you connect to the internet, you put yourself at risk of being hacked and having sensitive information stolen. Learn how to retrieve it from the internet.

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are among the most effective means of protecting yourself online. They safeguard information and aid in the maintenance of privacy, protecting individuals and businesses against a variety of cyber threats. But can you trust that a VPN will keep hackers at bay?

How Does a Virtual Private Network Operate?

You can hide your real IP address by routing all your Internet traffic through a VPN provider’s remote server that has been set up with unique routing rules. When you use a virtual private network, the VPN server actually becomes the data source for your Internet traffic.

With this protection in place, neither your ISP nor any other party will be able to monitor your online activity. A virtual private network (VPN) acts like a filter, scrambling all data sent and received. The VPN infrastructure itself must be impenetrable. Every complete VPN service should have the following features:

The IP Address Encryption Protocol

The primary function of a VPN is to conceal your IP address from your ISP and other outside parties. As a result, your data transmissions over the internet will be private: between you and your VPN service provider alone.

Log Encryption

A virtual private network (VPN) should also protect your online activity from being tracked. It’s crucial that cookies be encrypted. You may rest assured that your personal information, financial data, and any other content you provide to websites will remain private.

A Kill Switch

In the event that your VPN connection abruptly disconnects, your encrypted traffic will also cease to work. If your VPN is any good, it will be able to identify this unexpected hiccup and will shut down certain applications to prevent sensitive data from being leaked.

Authentication with Many Factors

When someone tries to log in to a safe VPN, the VPN will check their credentials against a variety of authentication methods. A password plus a code delivered to your phone might be required, for example. This makes it more difficult for hackers and other malicious users to compromise your private network.

Are You Still Vulnerable?

Even though virtual private networks (VPNs) have many uses, they cannot replace other forms of cyber protection. There are too many different kinds of malicious software on the internet for any one solution to be effective. While a virtual private network (VPN) will prevent your Internet protocol (IP) address from being recorded, it won’t prevent tracking in other ways.

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Of course, this category also contains more subtle forms of deception, like confidence tricks. Popular instances of this type of scam include the “Nigerian prince” and “IRS is pursuing you, and you need to pay a fine promptly using gift cards” emails.

VPNs are not foolproof, and they cannot prevent viruses or other malware, nor can they prevent keyloggers. To put it another way, if the potential danger doesn’t care where you are, a virtual private network (VPN) won’t protect you.

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