Vektor Network Defender

Machine Learning to Secure WiFi Network & Connected Devices

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Machine Learning to Secure WiFi Network & Connected Devices

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From the Former Head of Facebook Security: A fundamentally new approach to network defense. Detect and eliminate malware infections weeks or months before traditional firewall and antivirus programs.

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Maker

Thanks Hunters, glad to be here. I had this idea while I was working at Facebook as the head of the security tools team. I wanted a way to provide friends and family with the same strong network protection that I was building for one the largest internet companies in the world in a package that was easy enough for a non-professional to use. Vektor packs decades of experience at fighting some of the best hackers on the planet into a simple and powerful device to protect your home network along with privacy tools to protect you from snoopers and my former employer. We're proud to present a custom hardware platform to bring this enterprise-grade security conveniently to your home. Please ask me anything!

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7yr ago

@mccoy Hi Jim, a couple of questions regarding the product if I may. Firstly I see similarities with the Fingbox product - what differentiators are there between Vektor and Fingbox? Secondly, I note the unit is equipped with 802.11 ac WiFi, what is this used for exactly - is it to act as a client on the host network (though I guess thats via ethernet) or is it to generate the secure network, or to generate the guest network I see it's capable of? I ask as I have an adsl modem/router with 5 distributed wifi hubs to give wider coverage of my property so a single wifi access point wouldn't work for me. Finally, as a UK customer I'm intrigued as to why we pay $10 shipping when the company appears to be UK based?

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7yr ago

Maker

@davepr Very good questions. The biggest differences between the Vektor and the Fingbox are in the range of security options the Vektor provides, hardware, and wifi capabilities. The Vektor has the advantage of coming out a bit later and we have better hardware (quad-core ARMv8 vs the dual-core ARMv7 in a Fingbox, 2GB RAM vs 1, eMMC storage vs SD, etc) which we have used to add additional cybersecurity tools to the suite of protection offered by the Vektor. The Vektor adds a smart firewall, vulnerability scanner, and can use that extra CPU power to run the IDS are gigabit speed. The Vektor can do more than just scan with its wifi module, it can emit multiple networks (e.g. one temp network for guests that can only reach the outside network, plus one for on demand VPN routing, plus one dedicated just to IoT devices, etc) and can do that while still using the second band to scan for potential wireless attackers. What most users will see as the big differentiator though is the VPN router capability we add. The Vektor can do all its security functions and also route VPN traffic for any devices on your network that you want, at close the 300Mb/sec for OpenVPN and close to gigabit if your VPN provider supports Wireguard. The wifi is used to broadcast our temporary guest networks and vpn networks as well as allowing the Vektor to act as a range extender for people with small networks. For someone with a larger network setup such as yours the wifi features are probably not going to be a major win but should prove convenient in a few use cases. Why do we pay here in the UK for shipping? Because our fulfillment is being done out of US centers unfortunately. Our development is done in the UK, but the devices are built in Taiwan and the US is our largest market at the moment so we are optimizing shipment around that. We are working to see if we can possibly fix this because I too hate having to pay extra like that and hopefully we will be able to get a better deal on EU fulfillment.

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7yr ago

@mccoy ....and good replies too Jim, thank you. I’m in and subscribed, looking forward to my unit in May.

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7yr ago

Hunter

I discovered Vektor when they launched on Indiegogo. It's a great way to patch all the security holes from weak devices like the Nest Thermostat or Ring Doorbell.

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7yr ago

Looks like a great product, will it work with any vpn? I already have a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited and hope these will work together.

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7yr ago

Maker

@wallenho Yes, we work with any VPN provider who supports OpenVPN, Wireguard, IPSec (IKEv2 or L2TP), or any of the SSL VPNs that Cisco AnyConnect can talk to. The Vektor will also come pre-loaded with VPN endpoint info for any provider we can scrape the data from (and if we miss one let us know and we will track it down) so all you will need to do is enter the provider name, username/pass, and then pick the endpoint you want to use.

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7yr ago