Why Need VPN

In the age of rapid development of information technologies, the problem of maintaining anonymity on the Internet has become very acute. Privacy is needed not only by fraudsters, but also by law-abiding users in order, for example, to protect themselves from cyber attacks.

VPN services are used by both ordinary people and large companies. What is a VPN? Why use this technology?

VPN provides a secure, encrypted connection of the user to the network, with which he can bypass local restrictions and maintain privacy

The Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides a secure, confidential connection to the Internet. When a person enters the Network, his device is assigned a unique IP address, through which users can identify and even spy on him. With VPN, the original IP address is hidden and the virtual private network address is displayed instead. The main features of VPN are as follows:

• Location masking. When a VPN is active, the device location data does not come from it, but from a VPN server that may be in another country. Thus, it is impossible to determine geolocation and record user actions;
• Maintain anonymity. When you activate a VPN, the user can connect to the Internet through an encrypted connection, which helps protect the data and prevent it from leaking. Attackers, trying in this case to get information, will receive a set of useless characters - you can turn them into informative content only with the help of encryption keys, which are available only to network participants on devices from which data is transmitted.

Some companies prefer to use VPN, especially for their employees working remotely. In the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, when remote work became a new normality, the issue of organizing the security of IT infrastructure became more urgent than ever. Cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of gaps in the information security systems of enterprises in order to steal trade secrets for their further sale or blackmail.

In 2019, the American telecommunications company Verizon conducted a survey in 86 countries of the world, which showed that about 43% of small companies suffer from cyber attacks. Analysts at the Herjavec Group, a company specializing in the creation of IB tools, predict business losses from cyber attacks at the level of $6 trillion in 2021. Against this background, VPN turned out to be a rescue.

Using this feature for many companies has become an easy and quick way to take control over the security of home computers that are not as secure as office computers. Home PCs connected to enterprise networks without additional protection can negate tiered company protection. With a VPN connection active, inbound and outbound data  are encrypted, minimizing hacking opportunities.

Another advantage for which companies prefer to use VPN is that such a system can be easily and quickly installed using the plug-and-play algorithm. You only need to configure the function the first time you start, and then users can activate it in one click.

The benefits of VPN for companies are clear, but do you need VPN for ordinary users? IB experts recommend using the technology in ordinary life, since the Internetoperator can transfer the history of browsing pages in the browser to advertisers and other third parties, and this, in turn, increases the risk of leaking personal information and subsequent effective cyber attack.

Conclusion

VPN can be considered a simple and efficient method of protecting all data that is transmitted by employee devices. The technology can quickly increase the cyber protection of computers, so they can be used safely, and ordinary users can protect themselves from data breaches. However, VPN is not a panacea for protecting against hackers, and do not forget about other information security measures.