Proton Team

Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol which allows for virtually any WiFi network to be hacked, potentially leaking sensitive data. When you connect to a password protected WiFi network, you probably think that your connection, and all the data you transfer over WiFi, is safe. Unfortunately, researchers at the KU University […]

Back in June 2017, we launched ProtonVPN to provide a more secure VPN. Within 24 hours of launch, excessive demand meant we had to add a waiting list for our free VPN service. Today we’re happy to announce that free VPN signups are open again. Get your free ProtonVPN account by signing up here.   Afterwards, […]

As with ProtonMail, we have built ProtonVPN with an emphasis on security. Today, we are launching a Bug Bounty Program to further enhance ProtonVPN’s security. In operating a VPN service, security is required not only for the VPN connections and protocols themselves. Security is also needed for the underlying server infrastructure, the web pages and dashboards, […]

This post was updated on February 4, 2021. We have compiled a full list of reviews of ProtonVPN’s Free VPN plan. All of these reviews came from independent review sites. ProtonVPN has received significant interest (and several awards) from technical professionals for our secure and private VPN service. We have collected a number of these […]

We’re happy to announce that as of 12:00PM Geneva time today, ProtonVPN is now available to the general public. ProtonVPN is officially out of beta and we are allowing open signups for the first time. You can now directly get ProtonVPN by visiting https://protonvpn.com/download After more than 1 year of development, and four months of […]

ProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email provider, is announcing today the immediate worldwide release of ProtonVPN, an innovative new VPN service built in response to increasing online surveillance and threats to net neutrality. This is the first new product developed by Swiss security firm Proton Technologies AG since the introduction of ProtonMail 3 years ago. […]

In this article, we analyze the VPN threat model. This covers the threats a VPN is designed to guard against, and also the threats a VPN cannot counter. We believe that the only thing worse than no security, is a false sense of security. For this reason, whether it is ProtonMail or ProtonVPN, we are […]