Although your home network is secure, sitting behind both a hardware firewall on your router and a software-based security suite, it's worth considering additional options.

A VPN (virtual private network) is essential for using non-secure wifi. Take your laptop to the airport, station or even a hotel and more often than not, you'll be connected to an open wifi network without any security at all. You'll be amazed how many people choose this time to pay bills or connect to their bank. The VPN will add create a secure tunnel to the internet, using encryption to protect your private data, plus hiding your IP address meaning it's much harder for hackers to try and steal your personal data.

In addition, a VPN can be immensely useful for browsing local content went away from home. We'll often make use of a VPN through an iPad to watch a live football game when on vacation. Simply choose the country where you want stream live content, login and you'll be able to watch content from around the world without any worry of bandwidth or data limitations.

Bitdefender VPN is the official tool from the popular European security developer. If you have a basic security suite or simply want to add a VPN to your toolkit, this could be the application for you. You'll receive support for upto ten devices, meaning your PC, Mac, Android and iOS tablet are secure, unlimited traffic, over 50 different locations plus antitracking and ad-blocking support.

Although a limited 7-day trial version is available here so you can try before you buy (limited to 200MB/traffic daily), the unlimited Premium VPN is available for a nominal price, based on yearly subscription.