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--- virtual_private_networks [2019/09/05 11:20] – neil
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 A virtual private network or "VPN" is a (usually secure) means of routing your traffic from your computer or phone to another computer.
-Bear in mind that, like anything, VPNs are not unhackable. (e.g. [[https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf|"Infiltrating Corporate Intranet Like NSA"]])
+Bear in mind that, like anything, VPNs are not unhackable. (e.g. [[https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf|"Infiltrating Corporate Intranet Like NSA"]].)
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 Alternatively, you can run your own server, and install a VPN service using [[https://github.com/trailofbits/algo|Algo]].
+If you do run your own VPN server, you will need to ensure that you have it correctly configured, to prevent unauthorised use or network access, and that you are [[securing_your_devices#install_software_updates_promptly|running up to date software]], to mitigate newly-discovered bugs and security vulnerabilities. Using a VPN server which no longer receives security patches, or gets them only very slowly, is a very bad idea.
 ====Test your VPN before you rely on it====