{"id":7178,"date":"2017-03-30T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/03\/30\/news-969\/"},"modified":"2017-03-30T09:31:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:31:24","slug":"news-969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/03\/30\/news-969\/","title":{"rendered":"VPNs: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:41:56 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>1. What is a VPN?<\/h2>\n<p>From Wikipedia&#8217;s current definition: &#8220;A virtual private network (VPN) is a virtualized extension of a private network across a public network such as the Internet.&#8221; So helpful! But what you really need to know is that this technology makes a secure connection between your device and an Internet server so that no one can eavesdrop on the data you&#8217;re exchanging \u2014 or alter it. Even your Internet service provider can&#8217;t sneak a peek.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it works exactly like it&#8217;s shown on the picture below: A VPN establishes a safe passageway through all the insecurities of public networks.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.com\/files\/2017\/03\/3840x2160.jpg\" alt=\"VPNs: What you need to know\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14469\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.com\/vpn-explained\/11175\/\" target=\"_blank\">detailed explanation of VPN technology here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Why do I need a VPN?<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a bunch of reasons to use VPNs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, for security: VPNs can protect you from phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and so on.<\/li>\n<li>Second, for privacy: A VPN connection prevents spying and data theft.<\/li>\n<li>Third, to change your virtual location: When you&#8217;re using VPN, the websites you connect to see your VPN server&#8217;s IP address and location, not yours. By the way, most VPN services allow you to choose this virtual location from a dozen or so options and switch between them instantly.<\/li>\n<li> Finally, VPNs help to get around local bans and blocks: For example, the only way to use Facebook or Wikipedia in China is through a VPN; the services are banned in this country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Where can I get a VPN?<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a whole lot of VPN providers with servers all around the world. You can check this meticulously compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/thatoneprivacysite.net\/vpn-comparison-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\">list<\/a> for pros and cons (be ready to get a lot more info than you probably need). And of course we can&#8217;t help but mention that Kaspersky Internet Security has a built-in VPN called Secure Connection. By the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/special.s.kaspersky-labs.com\/s2if53l8zel58sede5kd\/kis16.0.0.614a bcen_9092.exe\" target=\"_blank\">you can use our product free of charge for 30 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-track=\"{&quot;category&quot;:1898,&quot;id&quot;:13718,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;Alex Drozhzhin&quot;,&quot;post_id&quot;:14468,&quot;post_pub_date&quot;:&quot;2017-03-30&quot;,&quot;post_categories&quot;:&quot;Privacy, Security&quot;,&quot;post_tags&quot;:&quot;data protection, kaspersky internet security, privacy, Secure Connection, security, VPN&quot;}\" class=\"kasbanner-banner kasbanner-image\">     <a title=\"KIS-trial-VPN banner\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/special.s.kaspersky-labs.com\/s2if53l8zel58sede5kd\/kis16.0.0.614a%20bcen_9092.exe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kasperskycontenthub.com\/daily-global\/files\/2016\/12\/VPN-secure-connection-UK.jpg\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.com\/vpn-what-you-need-to-know\/14468\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:41:56 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of talk lately about privacy protection and VPNs. But what exactly is a VPN? We explain in simple words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10425,10378],"tags":[11817,3492,5897,11818,714,10863],"class_list":["post-7178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kaspersky","category-security","tag-data-protection","tag-kaspersky-internet-security","tag-privacy","tag-secure-connection","tag-security","tag-vpn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}