PC makers are finally starting to take your security seriously

October 10, 2019

By Mark Jones

The last thing you want to do is expose sensitive information found on your phone, tablet or laptop. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what you’re doing every time you leave home and connect to a public network.

Cybercriminals are out there waiting for you to make the mistake of using unprotected Wi-Fi found at the local coffee shop or airport. Once connected, they are able to steal your bank account information, usernames, passwords and more.

That’s why it’s critical to have a virtual private network (VPN) protecting your devices from all the threats found online. We recommend the only VPN Kim uses and trusts, ExpressVPN. It’s such a trusted service that one popular PC maker announced its new line of laptops will come with ExpressVPN pre-installed.

How VPNs protect you

If you connect to an unsecured network, criminals can steal your sensitive data. Not only that but your every move can be tracked by governments, scammers and even your internet provider.

You have an Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies the device you’re using to get online. Your computer, tablet and smartphone each have a distinct IP address.

A VPN hides your online activity in two key ways:

First, your online activity is sent to the VPN’s servers and sent back to you with a different IP address. VPNs hide you by making it appear that you’re using their IP address, which could be halfway around the world, so hackers have no idea where you are.

Second, VPNs use encryption to make it nearly impossible for hackers, cybercriminals or government snoops to find you. Encryption scrambles your information, so even if someone were to see it they won’t know what they’re looking at.

The result is, hackers cannot access your online activity without a password. They also can’t see anything valuable because it’s scrambled into jibberish.

Why HP is teaming with ExpressVPN

HP recently announced that it is working with ExpressVPN to help users stay private and secure online. HP Spectre x360 13 laptops will come with ExpressVPN installed.

An HP rep said, “Our customers connect to a variety of unsecured public Wi-Fi networks on a daily basis, often without realizing the security and privacy risks. We are excited to be adding ExpressVPN to the set of security offerings for our consumer customers.”

Here are some important ways ExpressVPN can protect you:

• Hide your IP and location — With ExpressVPN, you can choose among 160 VPN server locations across Asia, Europe, the Mideast, Africa and the Americas; a total of 94 countries worldwide.
• Encrypted communications — ExpressVPN uses strong 256-bit encryption to protect your data. Browse from Wi-Fi hotspots like airports and cafes knowing your sensitive data can’t be intercepted.
• Avoid spying and throttling — Stop snooping by governments, network administrators and your ISP. With ExpressVPN guarding your online activity, no one can read your data, see which sites you visit or restrict certain types of traffic, like streaming video.

HP isn’t the only tech company that recognizes the need for trusted VPNs. ExpressVPN says that in the coming months it’ll have even more partnership announcements to share.

Get the same protection Kim has: ExpressVPN. Get three months free when you sign up for one year at ExpressVPN.com/Kim.