Using a VPN protects your personal data &8212; and your peace of mind

No one wants to get stuck on the subway while in a tunnel, but everyone should want their online data to tunnel. A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, uses encryption technologies to build a protected “tunnel” between your device and a VPN server. 

The tunnel gets its strength from a varied and complex array of technologies used, from IP security (IPSec), to Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Transport Layer Security (TLS). If this sounds like a major subway station renovation to you, don’t worry, the TL;DR is that you want a secure, impenetrable VPN service like IPVanish to keep you and your device safe as you tunnel through the internet.  Read more...