For 4 days only, from Nov 24-27, 2017, it is possible to get a 33% discount on Proton VPN subscriptions! Just in time for the holidays, we are offering a special promotion from Black Friday until Cyber Monday! For the first time ever, we are offering Proton VPN plans at a discount, with special 2-year […]

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 Proton VPN 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 Proton VPN account by signing up […]

As with Proton Mail, we have built Proton VPN with an emphasis on security. Today, we are launching a Bug Bounty Program to further enhance Proton VPN’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 […]

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

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

Proton Mail, the world’s largest encrypted email provider, is announcing today the immediate worldwide release of Proton VPN, 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 AG since the introduction of Proton Mail 3 […]

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 Proton Mail or Proton VPN, […]