Defence in Depth

The Seven Layers of Online Protection — and Why a VPN Is the One You Cannot Skip

Online safety is not a switch. It is a stack of seven layers, each covering something the others don’t. When parents struggle, it is almost always because they have set up one or two layers and assumed that was enough. It never is.

This article walks through all seven — from your internet provider right down to the settings inside individual apps — explains what each actually blocks, and shows why a family VPN is the layer that stops the others from leaking.