Host your own VPN server w/ Access Server or go the managed route w/ CloudConnexa - perfect for SMB (or personal use), free to start (& fun to use!)
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Apr 29
It's true! Use our free tier to host your own VPN server.
You can even save the money on a VPS if you have a Raspberry Pi or something that can run Linux lying around. Host it all yourself.
Apr 29
NordVPN charges $13/month.
ExpressVPN charges $15/month.
Surfshark charges $11/month.
Someone open sourced the VPN daemon that powers all of them for $0. And it's been running in production for 20 years.
It's called OpenVPN.
Here's what most people don't know:
Every commercial VPN you've ever paid for is just a pretty interface on top of open source software anyone can run.
OpenVPN is the actual engine.
Military-grade AES-256 encryption. The same tunneling protocol enterprise networks and governments use to move sensitive data.
You don't rent it. You own it.
→ Run it on any $5/month VPS and you have a private VPN server nobody controls but you
→ Works on Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and routers
→ No logs. No company collecting your browsing data. No trust required.
→ Configure it in 15 minutes with one script
→ Zero third parties between you and the internet
The commercial VPN business model is simple. Take open source software. Wrap it in an app. Charge you $13/month forever.
OpenVPN is what they're charging you for.
13.2K stars. GPL-2.0. 100% Opensource.
github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn
Self hosted: openvpn.net/access-server/
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Jun 12
Zero Trust ≠ complicated. 🔐
Sean walks through SSO group mapping Zero Trust controls in CloudConnexa. Clean setup. Strong access control.
#OpenVPN #ZeroTrust #CloudConnexa #SSO
Watch: openv.pn/4omRMSm
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Jun 12
Cisco SD-WAN zero-day (CVE-2026-20245) under active attack — no patch available. Mandiant flagged it from a live incident. It's the 7th SD-WAN zero-day exploited in 2026.
openv.pn/4e6BmKw
#Cisco #ZeroDay #Cybersecurity
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Jun 12
“Is OpenVPN slow?” Home Network Guy decided to find out — testing OpenVPN without DCO, with DCO enabled, and WireGuard® head-to-head.
Full test: openv.pn/4gfBf0u #OpenVPN #DCO
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Jun 11
Your employees travel. So do threat actors.
Complimentary Gartner® report: Adopt a Risk-Tiered Cybersecurity Business Travel Framework — a practical playbook for protecting data and devices on the road. openv.pn/3RTyyI2
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Jun 11
Attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by asking Meta's AI support chatbot to reset the passwords. No malware needed — just a bug that let the bot skip identity verification.
openv.pn/4vIzAVM
#AISecurity #Meta
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Jun 9
AI is an entropy accelerator.
More code, faster iterations, less scrutiny at each layer. Restricting adoption sacrifices velocity. Accepting the risk accumulates hidden fragility. Our CEO, @FrancisDinha, weighs in for @ForbesTechCncl 👇 openv.pn/4vBcRL4
#AIGovernance #ZeroTrust #InfoSec
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Jun 9
Check Point VPN zero-day (CVE-2026-50751, CVSS http://9.3) exploited since May 7. A Qilin ransomware affiliate is bypassing authentication on IKEv1 gateways. Patches out June 8. Patch now.
openv.pn/4umCwpR
#Cybersecurity #Ransomware
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Jun 8
Distributed volunteers. Sensitive data. Secure connectivity.
Access Server helps organizations protect communications and stay connected.
👉openv.pn/3S8C15p
#Cybersecurity #AccessServer #RemoteWork
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OpenVPN Inc. retweeted
What impact does data channel offloading make with @OpenVPN? I explore that feature in this video: youtu.be/RY5-Du-wwoI
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Jun 5
The TanStack malware established persistence via Claude Code hooks and VS Code task runners.
AI coding assistants are now part of your supply chain attack surface — and most threat models haven't caught up.
Our take: openv.pn/43iY6AD
#AISecurity #SupplyChainSecurity
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Jun 5
Setting up secure access by domain instead of IP — in about 60 seconds (see clip).
More: openv.pn/3QoDxzV
#Cybersecurity #SecureAccess #DomainBasedRouting
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Jun 4
Default-permissive or default-secure? That's the real split tunneling question. Finance protecting regulated data → split-exclude. Engineering running dev tools → split-include. Same VPN, right policy per team.
openv.pn/43bT4WG
#CloudConnexa
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Jun 4
New technique: ask ChatGPT to summarize a malicious web page, and it auto-fetches attacker images — leaking your IP — and renders phishing links inside the trusted AI UI. Called ChatGPhish. OpenAI hasn't patched.
#AI #infosec
openv.pn/4vOWn2r
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Jun 4
That's a wrap on #GartnerSEC 🛡️
Three days, one very happy travel router winner, a lot of socks now out in the wild, and so many great conversations at Booth #116.
Thanks for stopping by, everyone 👋
#NetworkSecurity #ZeroTrust #CyberSecurity #SRMSummit
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Jun 3
AI-assisted devs ship 3-4x more code than their peers — and 10x more security findings.
The gap between what gets reviewed and what actually runs in production is widening fast. Our CEO @FrancisDinha on why runtime integrity is the only durable answer — new in @ForbesTechCncl 👇
openv.pn/4uOCd8j
#AI #Cybersecurity #DevSecOps
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Jun 3
Most AWS breaches trace back to three things: → over-permissioned users → exposed access keys → root accounts without MFA
Fix IAM first. It's the highest-ROI security move you'll make this year.
Full checklist: openv.pn/4alOeKb
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Jun 3
Connected ≠ trusted. ⚡
CloudConnexa Device Posture automatically disconnects devices that don't meet your security standards. Sean Golriz shows how it works.
#OpenVPN #DevicePosture #ZeroTrust
See more: openv.pn/3RMtULR
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Jun 3
CISA's June 1 deadline for PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 just passed — and Rapid7 has tracked two active exploitation waves since May 17. GlobalProtect auth bypass, CVSS http://7.8.
Patch or verify mitigations now.
#PaloAlto #infosec
openv.pn/4uj1BCj
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Jun 3
Final day at #GartnerSEC, Booth #116 🛡️
Krista, Yuriy, and the OpenVPN crew are here through close — last chance to play CyberSpin Defender, spin for the travel router, and grab socks before we pack up.
Don't miss it! 👇
openv.pn/4uNdMbm
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