The Internet allows computer to connect to other computers and information stores easily, wherever they may be across the world. The may do this with or without the use of security, authentication and encryption technologies, depending on the requirements.
This encouraging new ways of working from home, collaboration and information sharing in many industries.
An office worker away from his desk, perhaps the other side of the world on a business trip or a holiday, can open a remote desktop session into his normal office PC using a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection via the Internet. This gives him complete access to all his normal files and data, including E-Mail and other applications, while he is waway.