How to use a VPN to keep your network data safe<article>
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<p>We’ve spent the last two weeks looking at applications you can use to protect your computer from unauthorized access:
Apple’s built-in firewall for incoming access and
Little Snitch for monitoring both inbound and outbound network access. But how do you keep people from looking at your network traffic while you’re on public Wi-Fi networks, such as those provided by your ISP, your favorite coffee shop, or the local library?</p><p>When you’re on public (read that
untrusted) networks it’s possible for someone on the same network to capture and unwrap your network traffic and essentially
”listen” to your network conversations. This could potentially expose data you’re sending and receiving if your network data isn’t encrypted in some fashion.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2944672/how-to-use-a-vpn-to-keep-your-network-data-safe.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to use a VPN to keep your network data safe
