Safe Surfing with VMware How to use VMware Fusion or Workstation to keep you and your family safe online Did you know? Today’s internet is more than just web pages. When you surf online you are being tracked in a number of ways. Tracking “Cookies” IP Address Geo Location and Language Browsing History Invisible tracking pixels/images Fusion & Workstation In addition to just standard browsing being tracked, there’s also ‘the bad guys’ out there. “Click-jacking” Ad-networks hacked Malware Tricking you to click Aligned with clickjacking, Almost everyone on the what looks like a some links can even be Internet has legitimate link only to served by popular ad downloaded something have malware installed. networks that content and regretted it later, providers embed into and some software their websites. These sites branded as ‘free’ can don’t know what content come with extra will end up being served unwanted software that by these ads, and can’t can do bad things to protect you from it of the you and your computer. ad network is hacked. Is there a solution? Use VMware Fusion or VMware Workstation on your desktop to run a dierent operating system and web browser in a virtual sandbox, keeping your main operating system safe and protected from what you do online. But VMware doesn’t just work alone… Ways to Protect There are many ways to keep safe online including: Using a VPN service Use Tor (to hide your IP address) Use Browser Plugins (AdBlock, NoScript, Use two-factor authentication Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere) where available Block 3rd party cookies Use a password manager and stronger passwords Block Location Data (‘1Password’) Use browsers ‘Do Not Use Encryption Track’ feature Where does VMware fit? VMware fits in by letting you do all this in a sandbox that is isolated from the main computer. Isolating the OS you browse the Internet Prevent malware or viruses from with from the one you work in running amok Easily roll-back to a point in time when Letting you run a more secure browser everything worked after something configuration than on your main OS goes wrong Using a dierent network configuration such as a VPN or Tor, without impacting the Host VM How can I do that with VMware? With VMware you can run a dierent browser inside a Virtual Machine, and configure it for maximum privacy while keeping the main OS clean. Create a new Virtual Machine Make a shortcut to the virtual and configure it how you like machine on the Desktop or using the suggestions above somewhere else that’s easy for you to get to After it’s set up the way you like take a Snapshot of your Virtual Teach the family to use the Machine – This makes it easy to shortcut when they want to roll back in case something browse the Internet terrible happens VMware Fusion and Workstation provide an added layer of security and protection for any Mac or PC 110011010 00011010 110011010 00011010 110011010 00011010 110011010 00011010 Find the VMware product that’s right for you: vmware.com/go/personaldesktop.