Organisations in the educational services sector accounted for 63 percent of all VPN use.

Publisher	Red Canary
Report	Threat Detection Report 2025
Published	18 March 2025
Topics	VPN, Education

Published by Red Canary in Threat Detection Report 2025, 18 March 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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