Keep safe when using work vpn

dentenzen1 · May 1, 2018

My work place allows work from home through a Cisco vpn client.
They don't supply a computer or laptop so I would use my personal computer. I wanted to know how can I keep my computer safe from the work vpn?

Would creating a guest user(non admin) help?. So when I use the vpn it would be through this guest user so there are no folders or sensitive information.

Thank you
Any information will help.

hang-the-9 · May 1, 2018

It's likely the other way around, your work VPN should be safer than your normal home use network since they should have security and IT groups to monitor things.

Setting up a second account would keep your files separate from casual browsing.

dentenzen1 · May 1, 2018

Hi

Thank you

I'm trying to find out how to keep safe from Work VPN. I wanted to make sure that my personal computers folders or data isn't pulled into the work
Vpn. I was thinking make a new user could help this. It would a user that has no admin right or folders.

hang-the-9 · May 1, 2018

dentenzen1 :

Your data won't be pulled into anything, all you are doing it creating a network connection between your house and work office, it won't do anything to your data. The only thing that will happen is that your computer will be acting like it's sitting in that other office. The only risk is that someone with admin rights could then see your computer and access it through the default hidden share. But they would need to actively do that. Your data and files don't get sucked from your computer to some server at work just because you connected to their VPN.

Alabalcho · May 1, 2018

If you are so concerned about your data - why not get a $200 laptop for work, and forget about your worries?

dentenzen1 · May 1, 2018

The laptop provided is slow and old. That why I'm thinking of my personal pc instead. It would have enough ram and speed to be able to do work.

hang-the-9 · May 2, 2018

dentenzen1 :

Did you even get the OK from work to connect with your personal system? Most places would not allow that due to security risks. We let vendors on our VPN but only after we check their systems and run several virus scans.

You at first said they did not supply you with a system, then said they did but it was slow. If they gave you one, they probably expect you to use that to connect. Did you talk to the IT department about this?

dentenzen1 · May 2, 2018

Oh that's my mistake on my question. They supplied a laptop but no a desktop. But the laptop is slow.

I may need to talk to out IT about this then
Thanks

Search

Keep safe when using work vpn

dentenzen1

hang-the-9

Titan

dentenzen1

hang-the-9

Titan

Alabalcho

Titan

dentenzen1

hang-the-9

Titan

dentenzen1

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page