A VPN or Virtual Private Network is a centralized remote connectivity technology that provides machines the ability to connect into a common network using secure and encrypted tunnels via a central server. This central server is typically maintained by a networking specialist. When your machine is connected to a VPN, you are able to access all the services and data hosted on other machines in the VPN. In contrast, the COCONet is a decentralized remote connectivity technology that provides software services the ability to connect into a common network using secure and encrypted tunnels in a cloudless and decentralized topology. Managing your COCONet doesn’t require an IT specialist, instead, you can simply use your COCO App and perform various Network Management functions in the COCONet. Further, rather than a machine-level connection, you can have connectivity sandboxing at an application level, so if one App running on the machine is connected to the COCONet, the other apps running on this machine cannot access the COCONet. This ensures your data remains private and within the COCONet.