Why use a VPN?
We are faced with the need that companies currently have for use VPN for remote access to your computers. VPNs allow remote employees to have secure and private access to company data.
In a virtual private tunnel, communications are encrypted, and this has many advantages.
There are different types of VPNs; some encrypt the traffic between your device and the internet, while others encrypt end-to-end. Encryption prevents others from intercepting communication by listening to or manipulating it. This way, we can guarantee the confidentiality and integrity of the data. Furthermore, servers can verify our authenticity; that is, only users with a digital certificate can use and access the VPN.
When configuring a VPN server, it is technically possible to use it as a CA (Certification Authority). This is not recommended because it exposes your VPN to certain security vulnerabilities.
According to the official OpenVPN documentation, you must install your CA on a separate machine dedicated to importing and signing certificate requests.
We understand the temptation to install remote control software like TeamViewer or AnyDesk on your computers. However, it's important to note that this option violates the GDPR for several reasons. You're using providers with whom you don't have a third-party contract outlining their commitments and obligations, and you don't know if their security measures comply with the regulation.
Above all, it opens the possibility of having backdoors in our systems that lead to unwanted access (even from the developers of those applications themselves), and even losing control of when and how our employees access them, among other problems.
Connect to your company securely with a VPN.
Connect securely with a VPN