[Sussex] VPN attitudes

[Nic James Ferrier]

Andy Smith <andy at lug.org.uk> writes:

> There is a risk with employees using VPNs.  There is a risk with
> having employees.  Presumably you would not put surveillance at the
> water cooler and in the toilets so I do not see why it would be
> required to be able to snoop on all employee traffic on the network.
> Perhaps you could expand wat what you are trying to get at here..

I was a little ambiguous... sorry. You'll know more in September but
for now I'll just say that I'm working on a new project that may be of
interest to people here and it will include the ability to peer over a
VPN. My colleagues and I have been discussing the viability of this
because we work in a company where there is an extreeme view of
network security. I have worked for many other companies with
differing views of network security but wanted to ask people here
their views.


>> Could you build an important enterprise tool (like an email system)
>> based on a VPN?
>
> Most enterprises already make use of VPNs.  I don't know whether
> your question means "could you, Andy Smith, set up this particular
> service?" or if it means "could enterprises in general put their
> essential services out on the Internet and connect to them via VPN?"

I meant "what is the attitude of your company to using an important
enterprise tool (like an email system) with access over a VPN?"

In other words, could you, practicably, sign up your company to an
email service (say) over a VPN and they (your cpmpany) wouldn't barf.

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