{"id":23860,"date":"2023-04-14T05:17:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?page_id=23860"},"modified":"2024-01-15T01:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T09:10:16","slug":"pia-blog-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Private Internet Access Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"is-flex-container columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-32474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Geek-Squad-Scam_Featured-image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"height:200px;width:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Geek-Squad-Scam_Featured-image-1.png 2400w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Geek-Squad-Scam_Featured-image-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/how-to-spot-a-geek-squad-scam-email\/\">Geek Squad Email Scam: How to Spot It and What to Do<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In 2025, the Geek Squad scam is still around and it\u2019s more convincing than ever. The official-looking messages, familiar branding, and just enough personal detail can even fool the careful. To be clear: Geek Squad is Best Buy\u2019s legitimate tech support service, but scammers exploit its good reputation to deceive their victims. In this guide,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/how-to-spot-a-geek-squad-scam-email\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-news category-guides category-online-privacy category-social-media tag-ai tag-ai-act tag-arxiv tag-baidu tag-chatbot tag-chatgpt tag-email tag-errors tag-faq tag-gdpr tag-google tag-jailbreak tag-microsoft tag-openai\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChatGPT-and-Privacy.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ChatGPT and Privacy\" style=\"height:200px;width:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChatGPT-and-Privacy.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChatGPT-and-Privacy-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/chatgpt-privacy\/\">ChatGPT and Privacy: Everything You Need to Know in 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">ChatGPT has serious privacy issues. It can collect and process highly sensitive details and associate it with your email and phone number. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/chatgpt-privacy\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template has-background has-white-background-color is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40684 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guides\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-www2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is WWW2? A Guide to Website Subdomains\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-WWW2_-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Website-Subdomains-1-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-www2\/\">What Is WWW2? A Guide to Website Subdomains<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On occasion, when you visit a website you might notice something slightly strange in the address. Rather than seeing the standard \u201cwww\u201d in the URL, the domain prefix could read as \u201cwww2.\u201dNothing else about the site looks different, so what\u2019s happening? In most cases, this is simply a redirect that a website\u2019s administrator has set\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-www2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40662 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-security\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/computer-network-exploitation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Computer Network Exploitation (CNE): Process, Risks, and Protection\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/featured-image-Computer-Network-Exploitation-1-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/computer-network-exploitation\/\">Computer Network Exploitation (CNE): Process, Risks, and Protection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Computer network exploitation (CNE) is a coordinated effort to break into a network undetected and silently pull data out of it. It\u2019s a form of digital espionage that seeks to slip in, observe, and extract intelligence without the target ever knowing. For decades, intelligence agencies have relied on it to collect information for national security\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/computer-network-exploitation\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-security\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/credential-dumping\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is Credential Dumping? How It Works and How to Detect It\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/credential-dumping-feature-image-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/credential-dumping\/\">What Is Credential Dumping? How It Works and How to Detect It<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A single hacked device can give an attacker access to much more than the account they used to break in. It may also expose sign-in data tied to admin accounts or other systems in the same environment. That can turn one small breach into a much wider one. Credential dumping is one of the ways\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/credential-dumping\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guides\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-pki\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is PKI? How Certificates Establish Digital Trust\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Is-a-PKI-feature-image-1-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-pki\/\">What Is PKI? How Certificates Establish Digital Trust<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When you connect to your bank\u2019s website, send an encrypted email, or install new software, how do you know you\u2019re actually dealing with the real thing and not an impostor? The answer is public key infrastructure (PKI), the system that makes this kind of trust possible. In this guide, we\u2019ll define PKI in more detail,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/what-is-pki\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40543 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-security\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/spi-firewall\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SPI Firewall Explained: What It Does and How It Works\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SPI-Firewall-feature-image-1-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/spi-firewall\/\">SPI Firewall Explained: What It Does and How It Works<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Every time your device communicates with a website, app, or online service, it exchanges small pieces of data called packets. An SPI firewall helps inspect and filter that traffic to protect your network. In this guide, we\u2019ll cover what an SPI firewall is, how it works, how it compares with other firewall technologies, and how\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/spi-firewall\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-40488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guides\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/reverse-proxy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-1200x800.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Is a Reverse Proxy?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reverse-proxy-featured-image-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/reverse-proxy\/\">What Is a Reverse Proxy?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A reverse proxy is a server that sits between the internet and a website\u2019s backend servers, managing and controlling incoming traffic on the website\u2019s behalf. 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