Who uses VPN's and if you do any recommendations are appreciated.

I sue Norton's for antivirus and it's already built in to my annual subscription price.?ÿ If you are running newer MS OS systems, I believe that it's built into the OS as well, but I'm not 100% sure.

I use NORD VPN when out of the office on public/hotel wifi. I also use it when out of the country (I was out half of the month of August) to make it appear that I am still in the US because a lot of apps for streaming will not work if they think you are not in the US. I even have a sling box in my house so that I can watch shows off of my antenna when out, and it restricted me if I didn't connect to the VPN server in the US first, same with FIOS, if I appear to be in the US I can watch anything recorded on my DVR and some live shows as well.?ÿ

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I recently bought a VPN router to use so that I can connect from my laptop on the road directly in to my office network and appear to be in the office, but I have not yet tried to set that up...that would eliminate the connection to the VPN server, which of course slows down the connection. I have 1 GB at the office, so it should not be an issue having to go in and then back out.?ÿ

I have a VPN set up on my network firewall that allows me to tap the network when out of the office.?ÿ I think those services provided by Norton and the likes are merely a way to spoof how you are connected to the internet.?ÿ The main reason being security.?ÿ I'm not sure I would like these third parties handling access to my network, if they even do, but the security aspect interreges me as I sit in a hotel typing this.?ÿ My big question is on through put.?ÿ I know that accessing my server through the VPN is slow.?ÿ How do the third party system effect network speeds.

I use Opera browser with built-in VPN but it's kind of slow for some sites. Why do you need VPN anyway?

I find that the built-in Windows Security Defender is good for virus protection. I have not had any virus problems since using Windows 10.

I have Nord.?ÿ But I only use it for sports, games that are blacked out.?ÿ I've used it for netflix once in a while, when there's something that's not available here, but is in another country.?ÿ?ÿ But I've also been blocked by netflix once they discover the vpn.

As said above, it can slow things down a bit too

My main concern about the question was because I plan on switching to all online banking and electronic payment to monthly bills as well as some sensitive document exchange with investment corporations. In this case would a vpn be worth it? We ainƒ??t talking high finance here. ?????ÿ

I also use Nord VPN. I think I've had it about a year now on my personal computer.

I use it when searching the internet for things to purchase so that I don't get tracked as easily and get subjected to all kinds of ads that I'm not interested in.

If you're traveling at all, especially if you're using a public Wi-Fi like at a hotel, coffee shop, etc. I highly recommend using a VPN. You can safely conduct banking and other security sensitive business when using one.

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We ainƒ??t talking high finance here. ?ÿ

Wealth, like anything else, is relative. If you're comparing yourself to Jeff Bezos; well, you're small potatoes. If you're comparing yourself to Dougie; well, you better protect your assets, because even a little bit, is a lot...

There was a recent thread where I talked about encryption, and using a VPN will help with that, maybe. Not all VPNs are equally secure. I don't know anything about the VPN from Malwarebytes, but my usual suggestions are ExpressVPN and Surfshark. Those are probably the two fastest (least amount of speed loss, around 20%, compared to 50% for NordVPN) and both have a proven record of security.

Not that I think anyone was rushing to buy ExpressVPN based on my recommendation, but a couple of recent events, including their sale, would make me wary of using them at this point in time.