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Data Privacy and Remote Work: Three Things Businesses Need to Know

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large-scale and abrupt shift in employee work habits from in-office to home-based work produced unforeseen dangers to data privacy in addition to logistical and cybersecurity issues ...
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ransomware RaaS

Confessions of a Network Engineer – Remote Access VPNs

In 2001, I joined a global retailer based in the Pacific Northwest as a network engineer. My first task was to build out a remote access VPN. At the time, after considering ...
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Survey Suggests Zero-Trust IT Transition Will Take Time

A survey of 400 senior decision makers from mid-to-large-sized companies in the U.S. and Canada found that while 97% view adopting a zero-trust model as a priority, a full 90% continue to ...
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Implementing ZTNA: 4 Reasons Why Mobile is a Good Place to Start

ZTNA is a good fit for today’s remote workforce, and mobile is a perfect landscape to implement a ZTNA strategy Sitting behind a desk in an office is quickly becoming a thing ...
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8 Best Practices for Secure Remote Work Access

8 Best Practices for Secure Remote Work Access

As more and more employees have transitioned to working remotely, the cybersecurity threats that their organizations face have changed. While... The post 8 Best Practices for Secure Remote Work Access appeared first ...
connected, connected devices, IOT, sledgehammer VPN

Sledgehammer VPN Approach Not Serving Apps, Users or IT

In the new work from home paradigm, zero trust and SASE should take the place of the traditional sledgehammer VPN approach The security world was already changing ahead of the global work ...
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DDoS attacks

Increase in Small DDoS Attacks Could Take Down VPNs

Data breaches and ransomware might hog the headlines, but don’t forget to pay attention to DDoS attacks. According to research from Neustar, DDoS attacks increased by 168% in Q4 2019 compared to ...
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Do VPNs Actually Protect Your Privacy?

With privacy a growing concern, it makes sense that an increasing number of people are turning to VPNs to protect themselves. VPNs are known for protecting users’ privacy by encrypting their computer ...
Not Great, Bob!

Are Free VPNs Safe?

An honest discussion about whether it’s safe to use free VPNs Let’s talk about free VPNs. Typically, when we get asked about whether or not it’s safe or wise to... The post ...
residential proxy, IP address, VPN

VPN Leaks: Knowing, Understanding and Preventing

VPNs have become much more popular as a way for people to keep their data secure in an increasingly insecure world. As the technology has grown in prevalence, a number of different ...
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