Here is another guest post offered by Josh Wardini, which first appeared in DataProt.
Yesterday was Data Privacy Day. We live in highly connected and insecure times where our personal information is harvested and sold like a crop. Where our every move in the physical world is tracked by GPS in our phones and automobiles. Where everything we do in the virtual world is scrutinized by our Internet Service Provider, huge Internet companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, by online stores, entertainment sites, and marketing data collectors, and by our own governments.
A couple weeks ago we looked at the privacy and anonymity tool TOR, and today we are going to share information about another great privacy tool, the VPN or Virtual Private Network. A VPN can be used to encrypt information between two Internet endpoints, between your computer and a website for example.
There are many alternatives to choose from, and some important issues to consider. The following infographic can provide you with the guidance you need.
JAN
About the Author:
I am a cybersecurity and IT instructor, cybersecurity analyst, pen-tester, trainer, and speaker. I am an owner of the WyzCo Group Inc. In addition to consulting on security products and services, I also conduct security audits, compliance audits, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. I also teach Cybersecurity Awareness Training classes. I work as an information technology and cybersecurity instructor for several training and certification organizations. I have worked in corporate, military, government, and workforce development training environments I am a frequent speaker at professional conferences such as the Minnesota Bloggers Conference, Secure360 Security Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, the (ISC)2 World Congress 2016, and the ISSA International Conference 2017, and many local community organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, SCORE, and several school districts. I have been blogging on cybersecurity since 2006 at http://wyzguyscybersecurity.com