SECURITY
Network security around the VPN
A VPN solves one problem. These articles cover the neighbouring ones and say plainly which tool addresses each: public Wi-Fi risk as it stands in 2026, encrypted DNS, router compromise, shared devices, work laptops and what to do if a provider is breached.
10 articles
Twelve VPN claims that are wrongThe recurring myths about what a VPN does, why each one is wrong, and what the accurate version of the claim looks like.
What to do if your VPN provider is breachedA breach at a VPN provider exposes whatever it retained. What is at risk depends entirely on the retention policy you should have read beforehand.
Sharing a device: what a VPN does and does not isolateA VPN is a network setting, not a user boundary. On a shared computer or a family tablet, it protects everyone identically and separates nobody.
Corporate VPN versus consumer VPNThey share a name and run in opposite directions. One brings you into a network so it can inspect your traffic; the other takes you out of one.
Router DNS hijackingChanging a router's DNS settings redirects an entire household silently. How the attack works, how to check yours, and what a VPN does about it.
Encrypted DNS (DoH, DoT, DoQ) versus a VPNEncrypted DNS hides your lookups from the network and nothing else. A VPN hides everything. One is free and instant; the other is broader and costs speed.
VPN, antivirus, password manager: what each one solvesThree tools sold together that address entirely separate problems. Which threat each one actually addresses, and which matters most.
Do you need a VPN at home?At home the threat is your ISP compiling your browsing history, not someone reading your traffic. Whether that is worth a tunnel depends on where you live.
Evil twin hotspotsAn evil twin is a fake access point using a name your device trusts. What it can and cannot do now that most traffic is encrypted.
Public Wi-Fi in 2026: what is still actually riskyHTTPS everywhere killed the classic coffee-shop attacks. What remains is DNS visibility, captive portal tricks, and everything that is not a browser.
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