Docaltmed
June 12th, 2012, 05:03 PM
Though this isn't an Ubuntu-specific question, I thought you guys would be the best to ask.
Like any small company, I have concerns about data privacy. This is even more important because I'm in the health care industry.
Until now, to remotely access data, I've been using SSH. It is clumsy, slow and inelegant, and I suspect still leaves holes.
So I've been thinking about implementing a VPN -- the service appears to be pretty cheap -- but I'm a VPN idiot.
I mean, ok, I sign up for the service. Then what? Do I have to reconfigure my office's router? Is there client-side software that needs to be installed? Are VPN tunnels destination-specific (i.e., I can get a tunnel from my home computer to the office server, but that's it. If I go to Amazon, I leave VPN security?)
Also, how do I pick a good VPN provider?
Any answers or links to a decent tutorial on the subject will be met with great happiness, but I will refrain from posting any lolcats.
Like any small company, I have concerns about data privacy. This is even more important because I'm in the health care industry.
Until now, to remotely access data, I've been using SSH. It is clumsy, slow and inelegant, and I suspect still leaves holes.
So I've been thinking about implementing a VPN -- the service appears to be pretty cheap -- but I'm a VPN idiot.
I mean, ok, I sign up for the service. Then what? Do I have to reconfigure my office's router? Is there client-side software that needs to be installed? Are VPN tunnels destination-specific (i.e., I can get a tunnel from my home computer to the office server, but that's it. If I go to Amazon, I leave VPN security?)
Also, how do I pick a good VPN provider?
Any answers or links to a decent tutorial on the subject will be met with great happiness, but I will refrain from posting any lolcats.