System and method for a global virtual network

A method comprising:

• identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of candidate communication paths between a first network node and a second network node;
• determining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of security ratings corresponding to the plurality of candidate communication paths, wherein the plurality of security ratings indicate a level of security risk for each of the plurality of candidate communication paths;
• and
• selecting, by the one or more processors, the communication path from the plurality of candidate communication paths based on the plurality of security ratings, wherein the selected communication path is used to communicate data between the first network node and the second network node.