Don't Use a VPN...it's not the ultimate security fix you've been told

[@AllThingsSecured]

Do you trust your VPN to protect your online security? Leave a comment below sharing your thoughts on VPNs, and make sure to subscribe to the All Things Secured KZbin channel...thanks! ▶ Subscribe on KZbin! kzbin.info

[@jibronigibironi8959]

Can someone monitor your activity if using open wifi even if the website is secured with TLS?

[@rootedorganically4911]

I just want privacy for ps4 online some kid was telling me my location

[@ericlewis8264]

I've been completely hacked i can't even google anything could u please help me sir I just lucked up an seen ur vid hear ?

[@jibronigibironi8959]

@Game Start But what about TLS though? Can someone still see your activity using open wifi even on websites with TLS encryption?

[@jibronigibironi8959]

@@ericlewis8264 So, what exactly can you do? Can you still work click on things in the O.S space?

[@yonicute]

Imagine if he ended the video. “this video is made possible by our sponsor: _____VPN”

[@okay1775]

Tom scott

[@ok.1791]

ROFL

[@simeongijon1556]

😂

[@legacy9737]

Don’t forget Tunnel Bear

[@SgtSega]

VPN or RAID SHADOW LEGENDS. Pick your poison. lol

[@springbloom5940]

Security is a practice, not a product.

[@Yatukih_001]

Exactly. I have four routers and never set up any account with them and the internet works amazing and everything is super cool. The routers are cooled down regularly so they can be used half of the day which means most of the time needed to use them.

[@grieferoncamera4600]

well obviouslly, security is a general noun

[@Strwbbe]

agreed

[@divane1171]

Yes your statement makes this video useless.

[@nightmareseer3755]

@@Yatukih_001 your routers get hot?

[@jasperfredrickson4420]

This man just killed every tech KZbinrs career.

[@HelloHamburger]

Except Tom Scott and Techquickie who also dismissed VPNs.

[@tinderbox6563]

Nope because as the man said you can't cure stupid.

[@JohnSmith-mm6hf]

good... the world is a better place without them

[@TheSoosai]

Not exactly

[@F-Andre]

Except everyone ...

[@Chinesetakeout382]

I really think in an ideal world, high school classes would have some sort of internet safety course. I don’t blame anyone for their ignorance on this topic, but I do believe we can make systemic changes to fix it.

[@NullaNulla]

I'm surprised they don't frankly. My eldest has learned from me not to do stupid crap ... he did once and saw the repercussions from his virus that my firewall noticed and emailed me about IMMEDIATELY (gotta love Sophos UTM9). And whilst it's not a bad thing I educated him, I'm not sure why the school didn't at least share that burden.

[@Wtfiswhattheysay]

In an ideal world, science would be taught in public school. Not history of ignorant slaveowners.

[@budsak7771]

There's no money to be made in internet safety classes. That's just one more way to keep people from exploring the web stores. It's all about the Benjamins! Why do you think the internet isn't being used to collaborate to make this world a better place? No advancements until profits are to be made from it. Government has dibs btw.

[@keatonnooneneedstoknow415]

this is never going to happen because the government is the one who mainly tracks everything you do and everything you can do as well as directing you like a puppet to fit thierr needs not yours not anyone else there needs

[@NullaNulla]

@@mark6744-cb5tz except linux is still VERY lacking in many regards with hardware support amongst other things. I'm all for linux on servers but it's not there as a real non-geek desktop environment yet. Shame as OSX seems to have, just I hate crApple. Linux has it's share of virus's as well. And yes a lot of the newer viruses won't show on regular virus scanners, I wasn't suggesting it was an anti-virus that found it either if you read carefully.

[@paulhogan2930]

Yes, you are right. I am watching this video on KZbin using a VPN, I have to because I am in China.

[@ruripapi]

there are unblocker services

[@paulhogan2930]

@@ruripapi I do not know what they are. When I first arrived in China Google was ok, they had large offices here, but then there was some problem or other between them and China. It is a great place to live here though.

[@ruripapi]

@@paulhogan2930 they bypass the firewall

[@paulhogan2930]

Thanks for the info.

[@ruripapi]

@@paulhogan2930 most likely won't work as china tighten their securities besides that which province are you living at

[@leijing767]

Well, web 3 might be a solution in the future. I'm not advertising it, but I do have a decentralized VPN hardware. It works well so far.

[@RyanHevernDowntoExplore]

What makes the Decentralized VPN better? Because data isnt logged, so can't be hacked? How are you liking it so far? Easy to use or what

[@leijing767]

@hye quin yea deeper is good. There're a couple of options available depending on if you're using it at home or on the road.

[@sirrivet9557]

You don’t need the blockchain to have a decentralized vpn service lol

[@andreialexandrusuciu]

"This video was sponsored by NordVPN!"

[@akap8875]

🤣🤣

[@SiliconBong]

*sick of hearing that a video has been sponsored by a VPN. . . who needs sponsorship for an internet video?? Just asking.

[@davidadams421]

He should have done that at the end! I would have wet myself laughing.

[@jnnx]

@@davidadams421 TMI

[@Catboi9000]

💀

[@ibe966]

Finally! Somebody that explains this clearly without bias. As an IT professional myself, I cringe when I hear some KZbin creators / marketers make ridiculous claims about what a VPN can do...

[@Blawcky]

Shows how nobody researches this, even those who get sponsored 💀

[@Vividlyforgotten]

@@BlawckyNord vpn Get now ! Pay only 999.999$ Per day for Maximum Protection and safety

[@blueridgeocean]

@Blawcky they get a paycheck for reading the script provided. When I was a teen, I thought that a vpn would protect me from viruses. Later i told my brother about the amazing world of VPNs, then he laughed at the virus protection statement. At that moment I thought about why he laughed, and realized I was just regurgitating marketing BS. And opened my mind to take everything anybody says with a grain of salt, except for a handful of people. and I have become more aware of the tactics people will use and I use those very same tactics today in my career. So yeah.

[@Thomasromer2002]

@@Blawcky Agreed, but more than that, it shows that their marketing really works!

[@nyanates]

That’s because they’re reading a script that was given to them.

[@remuvs]

As a third year student majoring cyber-security, I will say: smart decisions and having awareness of risks is significantly more important than having a VPN. Security is a practice, it relies on people following rules/policies and making good choices to minimize the likelihood of attack occurring. Don't buy into the fear-tactic marketing or buzz-phrases like "Military-grade encryption".

[@AllThingsSecured]

Agreed. The marketing terms are there to impress you, not educate you.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

Military grade is usually garbage

[@jonathandutra4831]

I have a question can you help me answer please ? It's In regards to a good source VPN I can trust. And a follow up question please ?

[@wordlife6216]

@D. Johnston 702 yes. Any thing you do online wants you to sign up

[@MyGoodDeeds]

@@AllThingsSecured Recently a "Twin-Evil" Cyber Attack was made on my laptop & I'm not able to access my wifi & a unknown device named MAC4 is connected to my wifi router. What Should I Do? Kindly Help Please!

[@davidpowers9023]

FACT @ 3:07 "It's virtually impossible to be 100% private" (Learn it. Know it. Live it.)

[@pieterpretorius1014]

the only way to be 100% private is to not be on the internet at all

[@elliott337]

Unless you are NASA

[@sschevmale24]

What about that island in the Indian Ocean if you try to visit and the indigenous people will kill u. Pretty private to me lol

[@man-by9iz]

@Bank help tech paypal manipulate your numbers. you carry a tracker and identification willingly in your pocket it’s called a phone

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@PAYPAL manipulates your numbers with help of bank. You're a nut.

[@thomasmarchese2808]

I appreciate people like you. People that bring hard information. No click bait ads and hype.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the kind words, Thomas.

[@BDFProtector]

No click bait, the title is exactly that its Click Bait 101

[@ibasicallywantsubscribers6483]

LOL "NO clickbait" imagine saying "NOT the ultimate security fix yeah hackers just use it so they dont get ddosed and there location is spoofed but like cmon this video is a waste of a lot of peoples

[@ibasicallywantsubscribers6483]

@@AllThingsSecured Yes Thanks ;)

[@LOLWHATBRO]

the title is literally "Don't use a VPN" how is that not clickbait?

[@krellin]

i dont use it for "security" its marketing bullshit mostly i just need to torrent the hell out of whatever i want and government to not bother me

[@AllThingsSecured]

Makes sense.

[@hamytheturtle]

You can often tell how reliable and trustworthy a person is by how many times they say: "it depends".

[@niccatipay]

"It depends." ~ Red sus

[@defan2105]

we start out in diapers and then end up in "Depends" 😲

[@elhenry64]

My favorite one is " if you follow trough all the steps and you are constant"; just add the "it depends" at the beginning.

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

Are they trustworthy if they say depends a lot or a little? I have a bunch of former students who I might need to apologize to.

[@albertosa5132]

Finally an honest guy that’s not affiliated to this vpn companies. I’m subscribing to your channel , dude. Thanks

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Alberto.

[@stayhumble6437]

Should I get a vpn to stream iptv live channels only. I watch my movies on Netflix and Amazon prime which these companies pay for there movies so I shouldnt have to use a vpn for that right? Just wondering..: Thanks for your info

[@okay1775]

@@stayhumble6437 Wdym? Do you wanna access Netflix and Amazon of other countries? If so Vpn is the right tool for you.

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

EXCEPT when you see him PUSH (although he says it's an unbiosed review) NORDVPN in one of his previous videos ... can you say hypocrisy ?

[@romelleabdulaleem283]

@@EJSmith-dk3yg just because he uses a VPN doesn't mean he is untrustworthy.

[@krasimirvasilev3285]

"Don't Use a VPN.".... a little bit misleading title there... Nice video tho

[@eltonnoway5692]

Agreed! A better title would have been something like - False claims about the benefits of VPN: Do you really need one?

[@resurrecteddhillon3088]

textbook example of CLICKBAIT

[@kdiffin]

its just another youtube milking a fucking controversial claim for views nothing new

[@PhilLesh69]

If you are using properly secured Wi-Fi at home a firewall is more important. The VPN gives you no added security. Your plain open router still exists as an up address. You want a VPN if you use open or other shared wifi.

[@ugoosuji6076]

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[@alcoury7547]

I was overseas (Philippines) No VPN. Before I left I notified my bank when I was going and when I was coming back. I logged into my account while overseas and they froze my account. I called them multiple times, yes they acknowledged it was noted on my account that I was going overseas . So why did they freeze it? I got the runaround after 10 calls I gave up. luckily a had a different bank account that did work. Didn't get it straightened out till I got back to the USA. My Question will a VPN make the bank think I'm still in the USA? Will I be able to do my banking without getting locked out again?

[@soundspark]

You'd want to host your own VPN right out of your home so it still shows as coming from a residential IP address to be safe.

[@x316RiotMakerx]

But it is the “watch Netflix from another country” product I was promised.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Great! Then you should be good to go.

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

Not all VPN's work with Netflix

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

@@tonysicily2687 Nord VPN and Express VPN.

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Yes. Most of them. At least the ad was honest.

[@serjtubin]

My NordVPN does not work with Netflix. Even though I connect to a US server, I still see the shitty content served in Europe.

[@ShaneTheGeek]

100 percent on topic and on point regarding VPN. Its simply an extra layer of security that does not replace end user awareness and cybersecurity training.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Shane!

[@Tech-geeky]

Education comes in many flavors. I suppose it doesn't always have to be truth.

[@NomadicDmitry]

Being skeptical is indeed a good advice. That's me my whole life, lol :)

[@madfinntech]

Just don't take it so far you become a flat-earther.

[@Ten-ol7nc]

@@madfinntech 😂

[@slamminZ]

And be sure to wear your tin foil hat too. They can read minds.;)

[@slamminZ]

@hastur Dagon or pretend to be an Idiot so you don’t need to explain anything at all🤣

[@ZepyhrLight]

@@madfinntech sad thing is, people believed that since bible times forward until when ? oh the 17th century !? nice. I guess everyone before the 17th century were just taught that the earth was flat because IT IS. And after the 17th century everyone got taught it was a globe because it isn't.

[@Tennysystem]

This info in this video is mostly correct but I think it's still a bad idea to tell people to NOT use a VPN. It's an additional layer of security that really does help keep you safer online, especially in authoritarian countries and in the US where ISPs sell your data and allow government snooping. To say that there is "no accountability" for not tracking is not completely true. The best VPN companies have 3rd party audits and some have even been proven in court to have no logs. These are the only ones you should use. Open source protocols and bug bounty programs are also good things to look out for when choosing a VPN as these things make a service more trustworthy.

[@otter44]

There's a middle ground between using a VPN in order to hide when trying break into the pentagon's intranet and not wanting the moderator behind a message board you post on knowing your IP address information. This is something that nerds (not you) screaming "VPN are useless!!!" need to realize. I use a VPN for the latter of the two reasons. Nuance is important in intelligent debate.

[@ordinarytree4678]

exactly.

[@wotmate3719]

Came for this. You need VPNs in cybercrime, they‘re basically the greatest security you can have.

[@DragonsGaura]

so a vpn hides your criminal activity?

[@pontuslidman]

@@DragonsGaura Basically, Pair that with and good encryption tool (Like VeraCrypt) And you´re all good. They need to catch u when the PC is on and logged in, and glhf with that.

[@pontuslidman]

@@DragonsGaura Dont use any vpn that signs u up with credentials as email, name etc. tho, Just keep it safe and use your head and its all good.

[@danielmendiola6077]

We need more honest folks like yourself on social media giving complex information out there today.

[@budsak7771]

There's no money to be made with honesty. 🤣

[@freethinker3083]

@@budsak7771 That's It!

[@KenSherman]

...accurately.

[@KenSherman]

...precisely.

[@jfan4reva]

"every inbound e-mail and PHONE CALL that you receive" Yes, the Nigerian Prince has a phone! And he keeps track of every time people get money. Which is often with governments providing help during the pandemic.

[@garyhalsey7693]

Ex IT professional now trying to get back into the IT world, damn fine explanation that hopefully helps people make an informed choice, without listening to a lot of the BS that is out there. New subscriber gained!! Keep up the good work!!

[@tagscientist]

Straight to the point - I wish all YT vids were like this.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks!

[@ibasicallywantsubscribers6483]

:/ You don't know what you are doing with VPN this guy is Like "SECURTY" VPN systems literally all it is just changing your ip but it isn't then ultimate security fix i wouldn't Say *Straight to the point*

[@SgtSega]

I don't think people get it to protect themselves so much as to watch Netflix in other regions.

[@brittrugg2676]

I got it to protect myself from copyright infringement

[@DavidOverstreet-gp9ud]

"You can't fix stupid" I have been beating that drum for YEARS!

[@gydo1942]

I just want to add that another legitimate reason for using a VPN (and also one of the reasons they were developed) is to remotely connect to another (private) network, hence the name "Virtual Private Network". It can be very useful to connect to, for example, your company's intranet to access services within your company's network while working remotely. In this case, the VPN service will be provided by YOUR company of course. Thanks a lot for making this video as it will hopefully clear up the mis-understanding that a lot of people have about VPNs (that VPN companies make them believe!)

[@phillee2814]

@@sgholt Not necessarily. My first use of VPNs was to link several sites in one business so that everyone was on the same apparent LAN, servers synchronised all data immediately and invisibly, and the same logins worked wherever you were on the network, gave access to the same data (and still denied access to anything you would not be accessing), and even allowed you to have the same desktop (subject to screen resolution) if you logged in in the US or UK, as user profiles were replicated along with other data. If someone on a different continent needed a hardcopy of one of the documents you owned, you could print it right to their local printer, although of course, the US use of non-ISO paper sizes did create some formatting problems in the early stages of the roll-out, this was soon eliminated by the use of standard templates which fit on both 8.5"x11" and A4, but with different margins. We just used internal IP addresses in the rfc1918 private sector of 192.168.x.x space, and at a company-wide level supernetted them onto a /21 CIDR network, although locally, each site used a different /24 subnet for its own DHCP server. Given the technology of the time (pre-ADSL) it all worked remarkably well. We even had VOIP working so that a user at any site could dial out of any other site as well as their own, the VOIP software choosing the route which gave the least expensive call automatically. No Warez involved, at all.

[@finnderp9977]

Been dealing with corporate client vpn and site-to-site VPNs last 15 years..

[@Bond2025]

That is NOT what VPNs mentioned on youtube are for or sold for. Corporate VPNs are different.

[@REAZNx]

I use a VPN for 2 reasons and 2 reasons only: Watching shows in different countries and stopping my ISP from seeing the websites I visit.

[@surindersingh724]

@@Teolope Internet Service Provider (the company you pay to provide you your WiFi).

[@poshun9407]

@Lewis But aren't you giving that information to your vpn provider? If so, then why do you trust the vpn provider more than your isp?

[@REAZNx]

@@poshun9407 Well, my VPN providor doesnt have my address

[@poshun9407]

@@REAZNx Does your vpn provider know your full name / bank details?

[@REAZNx]

@@poshun9407 They do not, I pay with crypto

[@timduvall4910]

In certain countries, ISP's are required by law to log everywhere you visit and in some cases, save the actual data stream going to and from your computer. A simple demand for the SSL keys from a site you have visited exposes all the data you have exchanged with that site. A VPN stops the ISP from collecting data on where you visit and it also encrypts the data stream a second time. If you choose a VPN outside the jurisdiction of your country, they simply can't demand the encryption keys to access your data, If the VPN uses perfect forward privacy, even with the keys, they won't be able to decrypt your activities.

[@mozambicanos]

So, Your ISP dont know what websites you are visiting ?

[@groovetrain397]

How does my isp see the KZbin traffic in an incripted vpn tunnel??????? My browser is only communicating through my incripted vpn tunnel no one can see the actual tcp packets!!!!!!

[@SECYBERSAFE]

Nailed it. Wow! I need to learn one of two things from you. That intro was just wow! ✌️👌

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ha! Thanks so much 🙏🙏

[@punkanellylovejoy702]

They are fear mongering liars

[@yvesgysel9834]

Good explanation. I use a VPN for privacy reasons. Since all the data is encrypted, the ISP provider can not track the sites, that you have been visiting. The weak point is indeed that you have to trust the VPN provider and that they do not keep logs.

[@billwanke1681]

Which VPN do you recommend?

[@titaniumcoated]

which do you use?

[@Bond2025]

All VPNs keep logs, they or the hosting company has to in order to comply with various Laws. In the UK your data is logged and stored. The VPN often rents servers, so the company providing them or the connection logs.

[@brandoncaselano1947]

As a 50 year old man who never took to the digital age I appreciate your analogies and your obvious commitment to educating truth.I never had a MySpace account, only purchased a smartphone a year and a half ago and opened a Facebook when covid hit so I could stay in touch with Family on the East Coast. Oddly enough though I have come to realize that my grave lack of experience with computers has given me a very strong sixth sense about applications and devices and can detect their weaknesses but have no clue on how to defend it.Please teach me Cyber Kung Fu Sincerely Tandy 1000

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks so much, Brandon! I’m so glad to hear that it was helpful.

[@doro626]

Whoa a Tandy. Radio Shack sends it regards.

[@ovibistran1557]

At 50 you are anything but not old 😄

[@brindlekintales]

Ha ha, Tandy 1000! I loved my Tandy 1000 back in the day, and I'm 22 years older than you.

[@NullaNulla]

@@brindlekintales nah ... go the commodore :P

[@samshingler8186]

Best video on KZbin by far explaining this. It annoys me so much seeing these so called "influencers" promoting all these products, especially VPN services and providing misinformation on a daily basis just so they can make a quick buck. Thank you for making such great content!

[@pokiblue5870]

I mainly use my vpn to change my location in some cases its useful because sometimes content are blocked when ur on different country also the easy way for me chaging my IP .

[@Eric-sc6vo]

The multi-million dollar question these days is: "Why on earth do people want to be influenced by somebody else"? Why don't people do their own research anymore, ask themselves what are important aspects for them, and thrust themselves.

[@slammednissan350z]

Thank you for this video, you're one of the small amount of youtuber who actually know what they are talking about. You deserve a lot more attention.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Derek.

[@rrrandom]

@@AllThingsSecured host my own vpn

[@isee7283]

Great and well put video. Keep up the good work! Your speech is amazing, soothing

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you so much!

[@steinarjonsson_]

Correction: Public IP addresses are not assigned to each device but rather to each network connection (like a router or a cell tower). Let's say that your smartphone and laptop are connected to the same router, they will be assigned separate "private IP addresses" by the router's NAT protocol but their "public IP address" will be the same. Each device does have a permanent visible address called a mac address (there are exceptions to this and these addresses can be spoofed). Rule of thumb: Literally no one is unhackable, not even the NSA.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@BB-nn9en]

Lots of people use the wireless networks of others. That’s a major risk, especially on public WiFi networks. So yeah it can protect you from hackers. Saying it can’t is as stupid as saying it will.

[@ryanisthewind]

Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, even KZbin? sounds familiar! why? cuz I live in fucking Iran!

[@sarinaam8984]

Me 2 منم ایرانیم

[@Uditha]

Finally a person telling the truth.

[@asoftraiden]

I make VPN servers, so this is obvious.

[@HelloHamburger]

*Tom Scott, Teckquickie, etc.

[@mariokarter13]

If most of your use is on public wifi, maybe get a VPN. Every other situation is highly specific and probably doesn't even apply to you.

[@emerson-biggons7078]

Yea... you can look at it that way. I would say VPN's are poorly marketed, as its more of a service for combating general restriction, location tracking and ISP monitoring. Which at least 2 of those three things are universal problems. SO its not like they are lying, just grossly exaggerating the service.

[@emerson-biggons7078]

@@asoftraiden Yeah this video was an unfortunate waste of my time... I thought it would bring up some really interesting and new info about VPN limitations and instead I got a talking head reexplaining the majority of a VPN's user base.

[@mcgamerdad]

With that being said, which VPN would you recommend? I have VPN with my Norton 360, but is there something better?

[@GuyMassicotte]

anything is better than norton :)

[@CaptainVelveeta]

The only reason I use a VPN is to keep my service provider from seeing me download torrents.

[@mrtechbro123]

Preach Josh, preach! I've just found your channel and I am loving the content you're putting out. I appreciate the clear and concise videos that have a simple goal - to educate people about online and data security for themselves. Keep up the great work!

[@AllThingsSecured]

I appreciate the kind words! 🙏

[@gothixxx12]

Never underestimate human stupidity. Something I love about people is everyone thinks they are an expert. Why are people so afraid to be wrong? Do people honestly think everything they say is fact? All a VPN does is simply take your connections history and visited websites and give it to another company. Thinking it will protect you is really dumb and I don't understand why anyone would ever think that? The best protection is you, not software. Good video!!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Denki!

[@animeguy6877]

I never liked VPN, mostly because I can't afford it. That's an exaggeration but I would rather spend that money on coffee.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ha! Go enjoy that cup of coffee, then.

[@rekt3651]

@@AllThingsSecured savage.

[@haroldhaynesiii]

Ive already BEEN "Practicing" your Common Sense graph with 01-04 for decades. My Amazon, Newegg and a few others are STILL constantly being tampered with and Im NOT stupid. So just DONT use Internet Period? Thats the #1 safest way to avoid it!

[@Waifu4Life]

To be fair, if you're using a public Wi-Fi, a VPN could help protect you against a local hacker on that same network.

[@Grievous-]

Not just protect you from a hacker, but I use a VPN on public networks so I have privacy from the network administrator.

[@Bryan-Hensley]

@@Grievous- how would that give you privacy? Local administrators can't see your data anyway.. it's not going to stop any hacking attempt because a WiFi hacker logs your pc or phone straight into their WiFi system. They'll simply trick your PC into thinking it's connected to your VPN in which it's really connected to their own setup.

[@ABGAN100]

@@Bryan-Hensley actualy if you are on a public network your data communications can be intercepted, a VPN encripts that data making your data communications extreamly difficult to entercept or decript. also if your vpn is turned on befor you connect to a public wifi a hacker would have a significaly more difficult time hacking your phone.

[@Paco1337]

@@ABGAN100 If you connect to fishy wifi you are already done VPN is only masking your IP and that's it

[@ABGAN100]

@@Paco1337 Not according to VPN providers like Express VPN, who say they provide not only masking of your IP address but the encrypting of your data. Express Vpn Uses AES 256bit encryption.

[@Watchandcommenti9g]

Im using vpn for 8 and half years now almost 9 years .. without any problem...

[@hellomisato_suki1922]

Thank you. You have a point that the biggest internet security threat is ourselves!!!

[@AllThingsSecured]

It's true!

[@fafardh]

Thanks for making this video! Every time I see one of those VPN ads, I go "Aaaaaargh! Some poor sap is gonna fall for this." One thing I feel you should emphasize more though is the Privacy/Anonymity thing, since that's one of the main selling point of those ads: Everything you hide from your ISP, you show the VPN service instead. Don't trust your ISP with that information? That's fine, but why should you trust your VPN service more? Anyway, I'll make sure to show this video to my social circle :D

[@AllThingsSecured]

Exactly right. You're simply shifting your trust away from your ISP and toward a VPN, which is often a very shady, unknown entity.

[@thexavier666]

@@AllThingsSecured It depends on who you are trying to hide from. ISPs generally have ties to a country's government so they are more ready to share information with the gov. Getting information from a foreign country's VPN can be a jurisdiction nightmare (depending upon the country).

[@honestgoat]

Yeah man. me too. I go crazy in the commments of every video i see VPN ads in. LTT is the one that annoys me the most though.

[@deathybrs]

I gotta say, I find myself more inclined to trust the VPN company than ATnT or Verizon. At least the VPN company hasn't PROVEN itself to be willing to sell you to the highest bidder.

[@twong689]

That is to the point. VPN is all about encryption. At the end of tunnel, you are exposed to someone else.

[@neilstryker6529]

It's one thing to say that a VPN isn't a panacea, but your video title is "Don't use a VPN" so what exactly are you trying to accomplish? a/k/a who do you actually work for?

[@spindragonkiller]

Can't help but to subscribe! Man easy to understand as a non-prodessional tech.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks so much.

[@yorha2b278]

Don't use VPN? Yeah, I think you're being over dramatic. There are many uses of VPN and even you yourself mentioned quite a few.

[@killertigergaming6762]

Nice pfp i love that game

[@xAllObj]

Great information. Using VPN moves my trust from my ISP and internal network to the breakout point of the VPN provider. These private VPN are useable to move the trust when you are in an internet cafe or using open hotspots, completely untrusted places to use the internet.

[@bengtal]

Good video, but why does the title say "Don't Use a VPN"? You are neither outright devaluing VPNs, nor advising against their usage entirely, in this video, so why is the title so dramatic and misleading?

[@Vassilika1]

I'm using Nord VPN since 7 or so years, so I can watch Swiss and German live-TV here in Canada. Always works fine.

[@TheVdub1980]

Nobody buys a vpn for "security". They buy it for "privacy". There is a huge difference.

[@PYROMANIAN777]

Awesome video! It's always nice when somebody puts out no-nonsense info, especially on things that have become snake oil.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad it was helpful, Matthew!

[@davidsaniba7245]

Oh come on who didn’t knew that vpn isn’t that much of a security??? It’s to hide your ip from one or the other side or to bypass the one or the other thing!!! It was always like that and I think it’s kinda insane people though differently.

[@mr.a5147]

Fantastic no BS video! Thanks very much!

[@walterlmorris]

You gotta just love and respect it when you get an honest opinion, combined with factual data and the presenter isn’t sponsored by what they are promoting. Sir, you just gained a follower and a friend. 😃 Thank You

[@Mikein203]

YES , I just came across his channel and had also earned another subscriber from me.

[@robertcronin6603]

Well said.

[@budsak7771]

Honest instead of influenced? 🤣 Makes me put the question of Who is the real influencer? out there

[@Tech-geeky]

wouldn't matter to me, even if it was paid promo...... I do my own research as well..

[@ly2]

I only use VPNs to bypass IP bans on minecraft servers ._.

[@BlazinNSoul]

Something is better then nothing here!! Yes, there are additional steps you need to take when using a VPN. Like disabling Geo Location, Peer connection, disabling Silverlight if you use Windows. Along wih notogging into social media sites. As well as several other tweaks which most people won't bother doing. In addition to not using scripts. Making sure your time zones match and canvas fingerprints. Which are harder to get around but you can make things more secure here. No nothing is foolproof but the Idea of doing nothing here is about as stupid as leaving your door open. The right VPN when it's properly configured is still better then no VPN No matter what is said here. Even though I agree with what is being said here.

[@brianchase5268]

Following this video were advertisements for two different VPNs. How amusing.

[@IcoKirov]

be skeptical to links dude... :D

[@peterrussell4364]

Brilliant video Josh , thank you very much letting everyone know about this 👍

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad you liked it, Peter.

[@eddymison3527]

My friend uses VPN just to watch porn. I don't watch that kinda stuff. I swear. Hahaha

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

ahh yes my friend too

[@thepeternetwork]

I'm paying for a VPN subscription when I can't even earn a sustainable income, and it's completely useless? WTF?

[@infoman5512]

I've got a lot of issues with express vpn and I asked for a refund. Sadly, to no avail, I never get reimbursed. Moral of the story, don't use express vpn, use anything else. You'll thank me later.

[@wifienabled]

mullvad vpn

[@Carolinakid1984]

Express sucks

[@reyesmalexander]

Awesome video!! 👌🏼👍🏼. Could you please make a video on how we can find out how someone is getting into our phone aka hacking 😒😤 (iPhone)

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the comment and the suggestion! I'll see what I can do, Margie.

[@damirchesney4170]

I’m not an expert or nothing but an iPhone is supposed to be extremely secure the only way someone is “hacking” you is if they have access to your iCloud or you downloaded something you were not supposed to

[@VitePapa]

I use a vpn for three reasons 1. Access xcloud, luna or gfn. 2. Unlock media libraries. 3. Noticed that when doing video conferencing and I have an internet brown out, it generally doesn't make me log back in to the conference. So mainly to unlock entertainment and it helps keep am active connection when I get internet brown outs.

[@rufuspipemos]

Says "Don't use a VPN"... then gives great reasons why we should use them.

[@TheBasilu]

As someone in this business, I appreciate your straight talk and the common sense approach - excellent. Why do we call it "common sense" since it is not very common?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad you like it, Bashir! 🙏

[@GroudFrank]

THANK YOU! Tech influencers need to be held accountable and I'm all for going that in a sensible and respectable manner.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, sir!

[@yellowblanka6058]

They'll hawk the wares of any company who will sponsor them (most of them that is), they have no shame.

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

Held accountable? How so? Their advertising of products is for companies that pay them to do so, no different from TV commercials.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

@@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr Took the words out of my mouth. Accountable, for what exactly? Yes, YT channel operators often do paid promotion for VPNs, but if you really listen to the detail, they are not making untrue claims. As I hear it, they are usually making fair claims but dressed up with alot of vague fluff.

[@R.R.R.712]

OMG, this is like a brain-opening knowledge of how VPNs work! It is not meant to be private completely or protect yourself, but as an access to do things you cannot otherwise do. Like being able to browse to platforms in a super-restricted country to make it seem you are somewhere else, or to limit tracking from your ISP and make your connection. Truly being secured is simple as best practices. There is no product that will ever help you on that if you don't recognize the red flags in the first place or accepting all the cookies all the time. Otherwise, you are being sold into.

[@saitamassj2475]

Bullshit.

[@Charlie-phlezk]

If you don't have redundant security, then you don't have security.

[@jamesthomas4787]

Thank you for keeping it real !

[@st0ox]

I always use VPN when I buy plane tickets, because you get the same tickets in some countries much cheaper.

[@kurtsydavis7517]

which brand u use?

[@st0ox]

@@kurtsydavis7517 I use express VPN

[@kurtsydavis7517]

@@st0ox thanks

[@renefernandez2066]

That is Crazy i did not know this. Thanks.

[@gadgetsage]

Which countries please?

[@leester9487]

This is great, but I'd argue that "better passwords" should not even be on the list. The number of * I put in my password means absolutely nothing if the site I visit is breached, which is how most passwords are obtained.

[@markylon]

not quite true, a reliable site will not store your password only a hashed version. SO even if the site is hacked they won't know your password. Even the site owners won't know your password. ALso if you use a complex unique password for each site, then one password hacked is not going to go far. All sites should hash passwords.

[@damonreynolds6775]

That last point is gold. Been online since dialup and can count on less than one hand the number of security issues I've had to handle, all resolved myself in short order. Ultimately - Nothing beats the security suite right between your ears.

[@BlackieNuff]

This has to be one of the best and most honest videos I have seen.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@BlackieNuff]

@@AllThingsSecured Not at all! Thank YOU for being a straight-shooter and providing some honest facts about VPNs. Everything you said made more sense than all the "perfect protection" propaganda of these others just trying to sell/pitch products for monetization and/or views. The one thing you said that really resonated with me was the one thing I have often said myself , that the BIGGEST THREAT to any computer anywhere is... well, what's that old tech support joke, about n00bs who mess up their own computers and the CSR them to look for the "1D10T" in front of the keyboard, lol. .. I think some folks are STILL looking...

[@BlackieNuff]

@@AllThingsSecured Not at all! Thank YOU for being a straight-shooter and providing some honest facts about VPNs. Everything you said made more sense than all the "perfect protection" propaganda of these others just trying to sell/pitch products for monetization and/or views. The one thing you said that really resonated with me was the one thing I have often said myself , that the BIGGEST THREAT to any computer anywhere is... well, what's that old tech support joke, about n00bs who mess up their own computers and the CSR tells them to "look for the "1D10T" in front of the keyboard", lol. .. I think some folks are STILL looking...

[@mbrl6712]

@@AllThingsSecured true. Thanks so much. I am French. Love your videos. Thanks. I subscribed. Great job!

[@emerson-biggons7078]

You must not have seen a lot of videos

[@realbasic9415]

Recently I was feeling really nervous about going around on the internet, especially because all the VPN ads had been starting to get me feeling like my password on the internet weren’t enough but this video honestly helped a lot, although I might still get a VPN just to location spoof for the hell of it

[@RACwarFootage]

This is just good old contrarian brainrot. A VPN is at this point an essential security tool whether you like it or not, and the video doesn't provide a single convincing counterargument to that in my opinion. Besides the video contains many mistakes and inaccuracies : you talk about no log policies being unenforceable without even talking about independent audits once somehow, there's no mention of the legislative differences between services based within or outside the 14 eyes alliance, etc, etc.. This could have been an interesting topic where you tell people to manage their expectations, and explain that security doesn't all come down to hiding your IP, but to pretend a VPN is “unnecessary” in most use cases is simply wrong (except if you don't care about your privacy at all I guess). This is basically reversed misinformation, do better.

[@RedAngelSophia]

Your video was reassuring. It basically tells me that I chose to subscribe to a VPN for all of the right reasons and none of the wrong ones.

[@theelite3792]

Good video, on the bright side, the videos I saw about vpns before yours, I only saw 2 tbh, told me the same pros, keeping information from isp and location specific streaming. You have a much better delivery than them tho.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ha! Thanks...I appreciate that :)

[@Bryan-Hensley]

It's kinda funny. I install ISPs. I've never installed any equipment that keeps any information.

[@johngalt4713]

@@Bryan-Hensley What's even funnier, I work for an ISP, and my job is sorting information from our users that I pass on to another department so that the information can be sold

[@phillipjohnson3402]

I got a vpn just to impress a hot computer science major who lived across the hall from me, she rejected me hard, but the location specific streaming has been a lifesaver during lockdowns

[@kaleenmorganyeah]

@@johngalt4713 I knew it

[@OutlawTwilight]

Social engineering, destroying all your network security since the beginning of the internet and something a VPN cannot protect against. Thanks for a great and honest video on the subject.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks. 🙏

[@ocis]

this is like saying not to use keys because u live in a safe area

[@barendnaude4950]

Josh (or anyone really), I believe I have asked you this before but didn't get a response: Is there anyway other than a VPN to protect oneself against DDoS attacks? Other than that, thanks for the helpful content.

[@KShedTech]

Finally someone calls out the creators that take vpn sponsors. VPN's are also only needed in an environment when you are on public wifi and don't want your data or traffic viewable to anyone on the wifi you are on.

[@quiyotralala7760]

this is the real reason i still use a vpn

[@kennethedwards1677]

Also, where there is geo-blocking, and/or ISP throttling.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

@@kennethedwards1677 Exactly. So already we have two perfectly good reasons. And here's a 3rd: you are in a country which spies on individuals to prevent free speech. And a 4th: you are in a country which requires ISPs to packet sniff for potential illegal movie downloading, sending illegal images, visiting sites related to illegal porn or commerce. Ok so now we are up to 4 good reasons.

[@cosmostech6309]

Let's just say that VPNs aren't what they make you think they are...

[@markylon]

depends on the VPN

[@ghostdogzx-1474]

Bro, why does your thumbnail ask such a provocative question? "Don't use a VPN?" C'mon bro, that was slimy. I mean it's one thing to relay the message that a VPN cannot do more than what a VPN does. It's another thing altogether to make clickbait thumbnails such as this. You're just as guilty as some of the KZbinrs at the beginning or you video. Remove the beam from your own eye.

[@zilchfox]

A while ago, I actually signed up for NordVPN, and I have to say, it did wonders for helping diagnose a connection issue. I guess somewhere down the line, our connection was being throttled and very slow, but the VPN was able to resolve this. It...doesn't make much sense that it worked, but it did, so I was pretty grateful for that. Once our connection issue got fixed, I pretty much ditched VPNs entirely. The only thing I'd really use a VPN for is literally just for the private networking part of it and one of the whole reasons VPNs exist; where I can connect to our internal work server when I'm not on the local network. I wholeheartedly agree with this video, thank you for sharing and reinforcing what I've been telling people for years.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad you were able to get the throttling issue resolved!

[@splat-a-tat6780]

This is exactly what a hacker trying to steal my data would say!

[@WaltRBuck]

Lol. They'd say, "Your stupidity is your greatest downfall.."? Nah. They'd say, please be stupid and click on the link so I can gain easy access instead of having to work for it. But I get your gist. I don't think this guy is saying don't use a vpn. He is just stating the limitations and misconceptions around them. He's the first person I've found so far to make logical points.

[@AnthonyJames7]

This all needed to be said and this video needs 10 million views - let's bump this ladies and gentlemen! Thank you, sir!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@nostrace]

And here I am renewing my NordVPN subscription for 2 years 😆 Not regretting it tho. P2P and public wifi make it worth enough for me since I have a cheap low-data plan so I rely on wifi a lot when roaming around.

[@chudchadanstud]

I use a vpn to get around requiring my credit card to verify my age.

[@anatolydyatlov963]

As a pentester, I couldn't agree more. If someone uses a VPN, it usually doesn't make any difference in the way I attack them (legal contract, of course!). 90% of times it's either phishing, social engineering or crafting personalized emails with attached payloads, none of which are affected by the fact that the client uses a VPN. The only realistic scenario where it causes problems is sniffing traffic during a local MITM attack, which is pretty rare, unless you're doing something shady like a public honeypot...

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

You sir are the reason I don't visit any sites besides like 4 lol

[@anonymousandy2789]

Will you test my security after I finish it up. The Verizon managers said I know way more about cyber security than they do

[@anatolydyatlov963]

@@anonymousandy2789 Sure! First, we'd have to discuss the details such as the cost and the scope of the pentest, and then sign a contract. In the case of a single host like a consumer router, the price varies from 800 to 1500 USD, depending on how extensive the test should be.

[@anonymousandy2789]

@@anatolydyatlov963 well in that case I'd like to build my security centric Linux distro and Android ROM and then have a cousin of mine talk to you. Taking applications for apprenticeship?

[@anonymousandy2789]

@@anatolydyatlov963 what do you do to check for suspected RAT attacks?

[@RaspberryWhy]

Bravo, its great that people like you are saying this and that the message gets spread far and wide. The weakest link in any secure system is the person that needs it

[@aussiebob7762]

I have been using a vpn for my online activitys. It does offer you a cloak of invisibility. Remember a couple of years ago the producers of a fight club movie tried to sue/get to pay/ etc about 4000 Australians for illegally downloading the movie. They even admitted that there were ten times that many people who downloaded the movie but these 4000 were the only ones they could follow. The rest used a VPN program which just totally hid there IP address. I had reservations about this but was informed by the VPN Program makers, their servers do NOT keep a record of online activity. hence your isp provider knew you were online but the encrypted date coming back was just that. Data. The main reason for using a VPN is so that any place you search/go to has no clue where you are. No personal information is taken/given anything but what you want to give.