Virtual Private Network is a technology that has been taken for granted by several organizations as the secure protocol for communication between their various branches. But even though it has robust nature, it is, like most other technologies, not completely secure. We will hereby discuss some of the security flaws of the VPN technology.
VPNs could be the most targeted area for an attack simply because of the amount of sensitive information it carries. VPNs also connect two internal networks via the insecure Internet, which means that a VPN has access to internal network of an organization. So successfully attacking a VPN means gaining control of the internal network of the organization. Moreover the VPN traffic is invisible to Intrusion Detection Systems. So they will be blind to an attack over the VPN.
VPNs could be the most targeted area for an attack simply because of the amount of sensitive information it carries. VPNs also connect two internal networks via the insecure Internet, which means that a VPN has access to internal network of an organization. So successfully attacking a VPN means gaining control of the internal network of the organization. Moreover the VPN traffic is invisible to Intrusion Detection Systems. So they will be blind to an attack over the VPN.
