| It is very painful to get your online account | | | | requesting resources or services. A proxy server |
| broken into and losing your identity. However, we | | | | will receive your internet connection, seek |
| normally don't think the sites that we visit and the | | | | resources from the requested servers and then |
| internet applications we use each day could be | | | | re-route the resources to you. Through this your |
| used to snoop, spy, track and finally steal our | | | | Internet Protocol will not be traceable; and hence |
| sensitive data, account details such as passwords | | | | you are assured of your safety as potential |
| and usernames, and worse; identity. It could be | | | | hackers can not gain an entry into your |
| through web browsing, instant messaging or | | | | computer, private network or internet device. |
| chats, playing online games, sharing pictures, | | | | There are many instances where you would need |
| documents, music or videos, among other ways; | | | | to have anonymity in the internet. Wireless |
| someone could be watching over your steps, and | | | | internet hotspots in airports, hotels, colleges, |
| it can turn out to be agonizing. One of the best | | | | restaurants, malls or offices are some of the |
| ways to keep you well safe from online security | | | | areas prone to cyber crime as security filters are |
| agonies is to connect yourself through a proxy | | | | either too restrictive or not installed. Another area |
| site. | | | | where there is wide application of proxy sites is |
| Ideally, proxy sites are websites that able to | | | | to cache website pages and files to speed up |
| connect to internet resources with their | | | | access. This is most applicable with websites that |
| connection details hidden. You can use a proxy | | | | have irregular traffic level. However, proxy sites |
| service to get into the internet through a proxy | | | | are largely aimed at securing an internet user |
| server. The proxy server sits between your | | | | against risky connections that could land him to |
| computer and the servers where you are | | | | unscrupulous hands. |