--- title: Northampton Computer Repair Blog | VPN description: VPN | Our learning center blog is about you the customer. We believe answering questions and helping to educate the consumer about all things IT is what a business should do --- ## [Northampton Computer Repair](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/) 413-341-3571 12 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060 # Our Blog ## [How Do VPNs Work? Which VPN Should I Choose?](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/how-do-vpns-work-which-vpn-should-i-choose) Posted by [Henry Dallow](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/author/henry-dallow) on Thu, Jul 03, 2014 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/file-1160093477-gif/images/vpn-1.gif) ](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/how-do-vpns-work-which-vpn-should-i-choose) **What Is a VPN?** VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It is a network that uses public networks i.e the internet to connect to remote sites or users together. It encrypts the data making it one of the most secure ways for businesses to communicate remotely or otherwise. [Read More](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/how-do-vpns-work-which-vpn-should-i-choose) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/how-do-vpns-work-which-vpn-should-i-choose#comments-listing) Tags: [Anonymity](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/anonymity), [Security](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/security), [VPN](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/vpn), [Internet](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/internet), [Access](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/access), [NordVPN](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/nordvpn), [ExpressVPN,](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/expressvpn), [ProtonVPN](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/protonvpn), [Private Internet Access,](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/topic/private-internet-access) [All posts](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/noho-pcs-blog/all) Search for More Posts Find it! ### Subscribe to Email Updates *Disclosure: We may include links in our articles for products and services we recommend, in very few cases we may receive an affiliate referral fee if you purchase or subscribe via our link* ## Our Most Popular Posts | **Kaspersky Lab's Award-Winning Software** **_____________________________________** **Data Security Has Never Been So Easy** **[![How Much Is Your Data Worth to You? Read This Free Guide!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/166626/399657de-c3b0-4cab-8600-0dad89aa0cc0) ** | ![Kaspersky-boxes-CTA-img](https://www.northamptoncomputerrepair.com/hs-fs/hub/166626/file-2268380118.png) | | --- | --- | © 2016 Northampton Computer Repair