Wyden seeks upgraded NSA security guidance on commercial VPN use
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. , is asking the National Security Agency to update public guidance on the security risks associated with commercial virtual private networks, and to answer questions about foreign surveillance threats against standard VPNs.
In a letter to NSA Director Gen. Joshua Rudd that Wyden sent Wednesday, the senator continued his push to warn about standard, commercial VPNs, following letters to federal agency leaders in March and July .
“While commercial Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are recommended by federal agencies and widely marketed as shields against online spying, standard consumer VPNs do not sufficiently protect users from sophisticated adversaries,” Wyden wrote in the letter, first reported by CyberScoop. “Other, more secure alternatives are widely available.”