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title: "Virtual Private Networks (VPNs): Inherent Security Risks and How to Overcome Them"
description: Examine what a VPN is, why they have become an essential tool for business across the globe, and how best to protect VPNs against inherent security risks.
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## Virtual Private Networks (VPNs): Inherent Security Risks and How to Overcome Them

Examine what a VPN is, why they have become an essential tool for business across the globe, and how best to protect VPNs against inherent security risks.

 

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### VPN Security Risks

While VPNs effectively improve an organization’s digital security, cybercriminals frequently target VPNs. Because VPNs need to be accessible via the public internet, they can be visible to hackers and susceptible to attack.

 

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### Self-Managed VPNs.

While higher rates of cyber attacks are present in companies that use self-managed VPNs, it does not strictly mean that there is a direct correlation. In any instance, companies need to take steps to ensure their VPN is as secure as possible.

 

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### Taking Security A Step Further

One of the best ways to defend against cyberattacks is to prepare for the worst. Companies should rely on cyber insurance for protection, even when sophisticated cybercriminals breach defense measures.