A VPN is simply an encrypted connection between two computers, each side running VPN software. The two sides, however, are not equal. The software that you, as the user of a VPN service deal with, is ...

One of the disconcerting things about using a virtual private network (VPN) is that it can be hard to tell when it's doing ...

I'm need to setup a VPN for the office. These people are barely computer literate, so it needs to be as simple as possible, even if that means sacrificing security. The goal is to allow remote access ...

A proxy server and a VPN operate similarly, except when it comes to encryption. Here’s everything you need to know about the differences between proxies and VPNs. Moe enjoys making technical content ...

A virtual private network (VPN) is a private data network that makes use of the public telecommunication infrastructure(Internet), maintaining privacy through the use ...

I've been using VPNs, or virtual private networks, for over a decade now. A VPN encrypts your internet connection, masking your public IP address so that apps and websites view your web traffic as ...

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Last year we looked at services you could use to secure connections to servers and websites when you were on the public Internet. This week we’re going to take a look at setting up the Server app’s ...

A VPN is designed to reroute user traffic through an encrypted tunnel. Users can install a VPN client on their device and then connect to a remote server or VPN gateway, which will reroute their ...