As the COVID-19 pandemic has many organizations switching employees to remote work, a virtual private network is essential for countering the increased security risks
If you’re newly working from home because of the COVID-19 outbreak, you probably have to learn some new tools and tricks very quickly now. Here we look at virtual private network (VPN) technology. Later this week, we’ll dive into other security tools such as Two-Factor Authentication (2FA, or Multi-Factor Authentication – MFA).
For now, however, we’ll start with the basics of how to set up and use a VPN to secure your connection to your office. We’re not talking about building your own from scratch, just how to get up and running quickly.
First, what is a VPN?
A VPN is an encrypted tunnel for your internet traffic that goes through the open internet, often from your home office or coffee shop to your work network at the office. You can connect across a VPN no matter what network you’re on and “appear” to be sitting at your desk at work using all the resources you could if you actually were there.
For our purposes, we’ll only consider VPNs that facilitate working from home. You’ll see a lot of online vendors offering standalone VPN services, but these are typically aimed at users who just want a secure connection to the internet that’s less susceptible to tracking, or to bypass network filters, but not necessarily for those seeking to work from home.
It’s called a virtual private network because it creates your own personal tunnel ..
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