“Our company files are on the internet, behind the VPN.”
Confusables Entry 1124 / 1350 60-second read
Internet vs. Intranet
The global public network versus a private internal one.
The comparisoni
“Our company files are on the intranet, behind the VPN.”
The ruleii
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INTERNET = public. INTRANET = private.
The INTERNET is the global, publicly-accessible network. An INTRANET is a private network within an organisation, often using the same protocols.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Internet = everyone. Intranet = staff only.