How does a VPN work?

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You’ve probably encountered an advertisement for a VPN service while browsing online or watching videos. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and is one of the most sought-after internet services today. Tech experts at Abaram Network Solutions believe that there are a lot of merits to using a VPN network, most of which lean toward having a secure browsing space.

A VPN service works by routing your device’s internet connection through the private server of the VPN service provider. This means that when you use the internet on any device using a VPN, the data you transmit to the internet will come from the VPN server and not your internet service provider. Your device is given a string of ISP numbers that masks your real ISP information. What this also does is it makes your data unreadable if it somehow gets intercepted.

This is great for several security reasons. For one, cybercriminals would have to go through the security systems of the VPN’s private server instead of simply cracking your home Wi-Fi router. The VPN encrypts all your data as it travels to its offshore private servers, where the data is reconstructed with the new ISP value.

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Some VPN providers also provide multiple VPN networks clients can choose from. This is to circumvent any regional content restrictions placed by certain websites. For example, Netflix usually offers different content per country. If you connect to a VPN network and choose Japan as your new IP address, you would then be browsing the internet as if you were browsing from a location in Japan. If you use Netflix, then you would be able to access content strictly made for the Japanese audience only.

So far, there have been very few problems when it comes to VPN technology. The only thing that concerns tech experts at Abaram Network Solutions is that VPN can also be used by cybercriminals to help them remain anonymous, giving law enforcement a harder time to catch them.

Abaram Network Solutions is an independent distributor of network hardware equipment with ISO-certified warehouses and strategic partnerships with today’s major hardware manufacturers. To know more about its products and services, visit this page.

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