You should use a VPN when working remotely

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You should use a VPN when working remotely

If you are working from home during the 21-day lockdown, it is a good idea to sign up for a virtual private network (VPN) service.

A VPN allows you to funnel your Internet traffic through an encrypted channel which is protected against snooping by your ISP or external attackers.
 
Now only for DFA Business Fibre to increase internet speeds like Vumatel did for home customers for VPN to work optimally without any bandwidth bottlenecks.
 
It is a myth that a VPN makes you any more secure. The amount of security as withou using a VPN is the same unless you and the business are connected end to end. All these paid for VPNs are BS as they only do half the leg.
 
This will ensure your data is encrypted and will prevent many of the cybersecurity risks associated with working from home.
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Honest question: What difference does it make if I use a VPN working from home.
I'm at home, not in Starbucks on a random open WiFi connection.
 
Daruk said:
That depends on what you do from home. Do you access sensitive company systems that are not normally available over the public internet?
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Everything is already in the cloud. Github is the most important website I need to be able to work. :)

EDIT: That's why this article doesn't make sense. If you're at home and working in the cloud, as I do, it makes really no difference. Starbucks is closed, you're probably not on a random open WiFi.

If you access company sensitive information, you're probably already on a company VPN and again, no need for public VPN.
 
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A VPN allows you to funnel your Internet traffic through an encrypted channel which is protected against snooping by your ISP or external attackers.
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And what's going to stop the VPN provider themselves from snooping on your internet traffic?
 
If you're connecting to your office intranet you need to use your company VPN.

The only reason to use a VPN provider for home is if you trust the VPN more than your ISP, or if your ISP uses international cables that are broken, and your VPN has a ZA endpoint that uses different international cables. I, for one, do not trust my ISP (https://mybroadband.co.za/news/secu...ry-of-south-african-mobile-users-exposed.html) and would also rather use a VPN that claims no logging than an ISP that in most likelihood has not put much thought into who gets access to their logs.
 
The internets gn be tested during this period
 
Well, when you work from home, your company usually has its own VPN, server that you connect to, with a client, they supply. Other VPN services you use to disguise your downloads or circumvent geo blocking.

And now we have this, once again.

Hi, Due to damaged undersea cables, you may experience increased latency and slow downloads from international servers and websites. We're working to restore service on alternate paths. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please visit our status page for updates: https://bit.ly/33YJ0Ru - Afrihost
 
Most company vpns only route the traffic for their private networks over the vpn connection - all other traffic is routed as normal.
 
Daruk said:
It depends how it's configured.
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Of course it depends on how it's configured - my point was that it's a misconception that because a VPN is being used all your traffic is private as there are plenty of corporates that simply don't route all traffic via their VPN dialups. It's also a misconception that using a VPN ensures privacy and security, it doesn't.
 
I couldn't care less about working through a VPN, but I will do so until the WACS cable break is sorted out. VPNs are a godsend for these cable breaks.
 
was expecting some advert... we have connectivity issues at our office , with the Vodacom PTP link being more off than on, and a cellc connection as a backup ( wan failover with a EdgeRouterX) , so using our fixed IP isnt always a viable option. I took the old and easy way out, and its actually working really good... Hamachi
 
Unfortunately my company moved from the trusty ISA VPN to dodgy FortiNet VPN. It is a pile of s.... with a few recorded vulnerabilities.
 
Bryn said:
I couldn't care less about working through a VPN, but I will do so until the WACS cable break is sorted out. VPNs are a godsend for these cable breaks.
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Which location do you set your VPN to ? Just got one today
 
Rouxenator said:
Unfortunately my company moved from the trusty ISA VPN to dodgy FortiNet VPN. It is a pile of s.... with a few recorded vulnerabilities.
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I had a customer with fortinet many years back - the client was horrific - I literally had to uninstall and reinstall every few days. Hopefully it’s still not that bad.
 
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