NordVPN's New App Acts as an All-in-One Digital Privacy and Security Hub

A VPN is only one layer of privacy defense. Antivirus protection adds security from phishing, scams and account takeovers, too.

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A virtual private network can help hide your browsing activity, but it won't stop you from clicking a fake banking link or downloading a malicious file.

NordVPN's answer is to make its VPN app do more than encrypt your connection. The company announced Wednesday that it's bringing its antivirus features closer to the center of its VPN app, as NordVPN expands into a broader digital privacy and security service.

According to Domininkas Virbickas, product director at NordVPN, the updated app is organized around three main areas: Connect, Protect and Monitor. In practice, that means you can access NordVPN's VPN, scam and phishing protection and monitoring tools such as Dark Web Monitor from the same app, instead of treating them as separate products.

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