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The Best VPNs for Businesses and Teams for 2022

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With an at-home workforce, a VPN can be a useful tool for protecting employee traffic and company data. Some VPNs even allow workers to remotely access corporate resources.
Since long before most office workers began full-timing it from home, VPNs have been the tool of choice for remote workers who need to access corporate networks. VPNs let employers offer protection to their workforce, and in some cases, let remote employees access corporate resources as if they were sitting in their offices. PCMag has done extensive testing of personal VPN services for years. That being the case, we decided that our first foray into the space of business-class VPNs would be to examine the business and team offerings of some of our favorite personal VPNs. Note that there are other products and services tailored exclusively for enterprise customers and IT departments. We haven’t examined those services for this piece. What Do VPNs Do? All these VPNs provide all the assurance of privacy you get with any VPN. When anyone on your team connects to one of these services, their traffic is routed through an encrypted tunnel between their machine and a server operated by the VPN company (or by your company, but more on that later). Nobody, not even those on the same Wi-Fi network, can monitor or intercept their traffic. Even ISPs are blinded, and unable to sell anonymized data about their movements. Out on the web, your team members have their true IP addresses hidden behind the IP address of the VPN server. They can also spoof their locations by connecting to a distant server. This doesn’t directly help your employees do their jobs, but it does protect their privacy and their data. Some VPN companies argue that it helps protect sensitive files and corporate data, but I’d argue that those shouldn’t be sent over any system that doesn’t already encrypt and protect them. Or, better yet, don’t let those files out of your secure network. If your workforce travels often or works remotely, they may frequently be in situations where the available Wi-Fi is far from trustworthy. Similarly, remote workers may need to spoof their locations to access localized versions of sites. Also, providing the tools and training to improve their privacy and keep themselves safe, may spill over to keeping your corporate information safe. Keep in mind that your employees and your companies will still need basic security protection. Using password managers and multi-factor authentication will help protect against account takeovers that can expose corporate data and be used for phishing attacks. Antivirus protects machines against malware that could cost valuable time and money to repair. Several of PCMag’s top-rated VPN companies said that while they do not offer corporate or team options, they are aware that some companies do procure their products to secure employee privacy online.

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