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re: Anyone use a VPN?

Posted on 5/8/19 at 6:47 am to
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 6:47 am to
Do large investment banks use VPNs?
Let’s say Goldman Sachs for example

Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
6907 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:25 am to
Work requires it.

quote:

It will change your life, trust me.



Yea, for the worse. Pain in the arse disconnecting from a VPN when certain applications won't run on my virtual machine.
Posted by teamjackson
Headspace, LLC
Member since Nov 2012
4606 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:52 am to
?? You're using the wrong VPN program/client then my friend. It's easy to connect and disconnect...
Posted by Notherdamnhog
Huntsville, Al
Member since Aug 2010
5942 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 8:53 am to
quote:

I use one for work. I have no idea exactly what it does, only that it is more secure
Ditto
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
6907 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 9:02 am to
quote:

It's easy to connect and disconnect...


That's my point...the fact that I even have to do this is frustrating.
Posted by teamjackson
Headspace, LLC
Member since Nov 2012
4606 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 2:31 pm to
??? Taking 5 seconds out of your day is frustrating?
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
6907 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 3:53 pm to
When you have to do it 20+ times a day going from host to VM and are utilizing MFA, yes...it's extremely frustrating.
This post was edited on 5/8/19 at 3:56 pm
Posted by teamjackson
Headspace, LLC
Member since Nov 2012
4606 posts
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:52 pm to
Fair enough, I can see how that could get annoying.
Posted by kyrik92
Lexington
Member since Nov 2012
258 posts
Posted on 5/14/19 at 6:51 am to
I’ve never used one. My wife is required to for work. There are also certain security features that have to be built into her work notebook.

VPN makes it so you can use a public network as if it were a private network for security, protect ID, etc. So she can work from home (about 70% of her work) or at a Starbucks, client sites (25%) just as if she were on the company network.

So far I think the only place she’s had trouble connecting to the VPN is the local public library.
This post was edited on 5/14/19 at 6:52 am
Posted by ClaytonC
Oklahoma
Member since Jun 2019
5 posts
Posted on 6/5/19 at 4:47 am to
Using VPN for work here too.
Posted by JoyceC
Oklahoma
Member since Jun 2019
6 posts
Posted on 6/7/19 at 6:32 am to
Sometimes I use Nord VPN
Posted by Capstone2017
I love lead paint- PokeyTiger
Member since Dec 2013
2235 posts
Posted on 6/12/19 at 9:13 pm to
do not use a vpn with tor you are reducing your security and should know this.
Posted by BoozeDawg
ATLANNUH
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 9:33 pm to
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I have one through AVG. It's nothing special but it's free and I get decent speed still when torrenting.



What are you torrenting? I remember i used to grab albums before they dropped but that faded with streaming sites.
Posted by teamjackson
Headspace, LLC
Member since Nov 2012
4606 posts
Posted on 6/17/19 at 2:37 pm to
Can you explain further?
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
17884 posts
Posted on 6/17/19 at 8:20 pm to
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do not use a vpn with tor you are reducing your security and should know this.

How is encrypting my data before hitting tor reducing my security exactly? It's not as preferred as bridging to a private server, but I'm missing out on how my security is reduced. I honestly searched tor project and saw no mention of this, so I'm legit curious on further explanation.
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