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Content filtering works by using hardware or software-based solutions to establish rules about the types of sites that may be visited.  Content filtering works by using hardware or software-based solutions to establish rules about the types of sites that may be visited.  When content is filtered according to sites known to pose a high risk of malware, those sites can be blocked before they have the chance to drop malicious payloads.  When content is filtered according to sites known to pose a high risk of malware, those sites can be blocked before they have the chance to drop malicious payloads.  Using keywords or other commonalities between sites, content is grouped into categories—such as sports, gambling, adult, streaming, and so on—and those sites in undesirable categories are blocked on the network.  A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a connection method used to add security and privacy to private and public networks, like WiFi Hotspots and the Internet.  But DNS filtering—a specific type of content filtering that uses the DNS layer to filter based on IP addresses—is increasingly being adopted by businesses as a means of controlling web use and reducing infections.  Evolving security threats and ever increasing reliance on the Internet make a Virtual Private Network an essential part of well-rounded security.  Keeping objectionable content away from children is one of the more obvious use cases for web content filtering.  Keeping objectionable content away from children is one of the more obvious use cases for web content filtering.  Virtual Private Networks are most often used by corporations to protect sensitive data. .  VPNs use advanced encryption protocols and secure tunneling techniques to encapsulate all online data transfers.  Integrity checks ensure that no data is lost and that the connection has not been hijacked.  There are increasingly simple methods to intercept data traveling to a network.  Most savvy computer users wouldn't dream of connecting to the Internet without a firewall and up-to-date antivirus.  A useful analogy is that a firewall protects your data while on the computer and a VPN protects your data on the web.