It's time to start protecting data online—and this VPN can help

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Internet security is like car insurance: by the time you actually realize you need it, it's usually too late. (Ask our college-aged selves about that time we skipped a few payments and then accidentally rear-ended an ice-cream truck.)
While there are lots of ways to protect yourself online, a good place to start is with a VPN. 
A VPN, or virtual private network, routes your internet traffi