SaferVPN was a VPN service developed by Safer Social, Ltd.[1][3]
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| Developer(s) | Safer Social Ltd.[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 2013 |
| Final release | 4.9
/ 1 December 2017 |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Linux, Google Chrome extension, Mozilla add on |
| Platform | Computer |
| Successor | StrongVPN |
| Size | 9.7MB |
| Available in | English, German, French, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish |
| Type | VPN[2] |
| License | Commercial |
| Website | safervpn |
History
editSaferVPN was released in 2013 by Amit Bareket and Sagi Gidali. SaferVPN network infrastructure served as the basis of Bareket's and Gidali's next company, Perimeter 81.[4] The service was acquired by J2 Global in 2019 Q3 and was eventually merged into StrongVPN.[5]
On December 6, 2023 SaferVPN sent an email notifying customers of SaferVPN ending as on December 15, 2023.[citation needed]
Technology
editSaferVPN utilized the protocols OpenVPN, PPTP, L2TP and IKEv2.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "SaferVPN: This newcomer is off to a good start". PCWorld. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Protect Your Business! The 7 Cybersecurity Tools You Need as an Entrepreneur". Entrepreneur. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Vilner, Yoav. "16 Israeli Startups Ready To Take On 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ SonicWall leads $10m round in Perimeter 81, Globes, Yasmin Yablonko, 21 November 2019
- ^ "J2 Global Completes Four Acquisitions in Q3 2019" (Press release). Business Wire. 2019-10-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "VPN protocols | SaferVPN". Archived from the original on 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2022-11-05.