I have never worked for a company that didn’t utilize VPNs.
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Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 days agoHonest question but what makes you think that would happen? Do most businesses use VPNs?
Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 3 days ago
itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I work in consulting. I have a VPN for my company and also for each client
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Damn near every business uses VPN technology. They literally cannot exist in the modern world without it. It would be incredibly expensive and impractical to do without.
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I have no less than 7 VPNs installed on my work laptop, and I work for one single company.
skisnow@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
VPNs are one of the core security measures of all large companies.
VPNs aren’t just a “hide your IP” tool, they’re a way of giving someone access to an organisation’s internal network. Sensitive servers such as databases, wikis, scheduling tools etc don’t have publicly exposed IPs, they only have connections that are accessible from inside that VPN. See also en.wikipedia.org/…/Defense_in_depth_(computing)
Blemgo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not only that, but they are crucial for network security. VPNs allow all network traffic (with a few necessary exceptions) to be routed through the company’s network and benefit from its security measures, mainly monitoring traffic for suspicious and malicious behaviour. Without it, finding compromised PCs is much harder and enforcing company policies regarding web use would be impossible outside the office.