How to surf safely on vacation

For the luckiest of us, there is still some time to finally go on vacation, before returning to school or work. Whether it is a few days of relaxation by the sea or in the mountains, or simply a visit to the family who lives on the other side of the country, or perhaps a trip abroad that you have been planning for some time, the fact remains that, in these final remnants of summer, many will bring with them at least one connected electronic device, be it, trivially, their smartphone, or maybe even their laptop, MacBook and so on and so forth. The fact remains that you will certainly find yourself surfing the Internet. If you are traveling by plane or moving from one hotel to another, it is very likely that you will want to take advantage of the public Wi-Fi hotspots available within these places, but you should know that it is not always wise to use these access points. to visit sites where it is important to maintain privacy and protect data from prying eyes. To give an example, opening your home banking account while connected to a public network could cause someone to intercept your data, with concrete risks not only for your privacy but also for the security of your accounts.

Having said that, it is undisputed that connecting to the network can be not only a necessity, but also a way to pass the time, perhaps watching a streaming content while waiting for departure at the airport or perhaps while you wait a taxi in the hotel lobby. But how do we go about surfing safely while on vacation? The answer is to use a VPN. We have talked about these services in detail in two articles that we invite you to retrieve: VPN: what it is, how it works and what it is used for and What is a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Here, for the sake of brevity, we tell you that this is a service that allows you to protect your privacy while you browse the network: your data is directed through a secure and encrypted tunnel, in order to prevent them from being intercepted by other parties, from your ISP to government agencies, not to mention possible bad guys.




Thanks to encryption and other security tools, VPNs help you surf more anonymously and securely, not only from your home but even if you are on vacation: if still you have not chosen a Virtual Private Network service, the ideal would be to first understand how many devices you will bring with you and on which platforms, in order to choose a solution that allows you to install the related apps on all your devices. Also, in the evaluation, you should also evaluate some other factors, such as the extras offered. Some VPNs, in fact, offer additional protection features, such as Surfshark VPN which also includes an antivirus or NordVPN which also offers Threat Protection and other functions designed to protect you from threats, with a package designed for 360 ° cybersecurity, and that now it also offers another interesting feature, particularly suitable for those who are about to leave for the holidays, namely Meshnet. With this function, you can create your personal private network, with the ability to create virtual LANs and share files securely (for example, send photos and videos from your trip to the NAS in your home or to family and friends, this is possible thanks to the virtual routing function. Basically you will be able to navigate through your actual IP address, regardless of your geographical position, redirecting the connection to a device located in your home.



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