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IoT Vulnerabilities for Cybersecurity

IoT Vulnerabilities for Cybersecurity

The term “Internet of Things” (IoT) was first used in 1985. These “things” are tools, programmed for applications, and they transmit data over the internet or other networks. IoT devices include hardware such as sensors, actuators, gadgets, appliances, or machines that can be embedded into mobile devices, industrial equipment, environmental

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OpenVPN 2021 Year in Review

OpenVPN 2021 Year in Review

Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here. It’s hard to believe, but 2022 is right around the corner. We had another incredible year of growth at OpenVPN, rolling out new cybersecurity features for OpenVPN Cloud and Access Server. Things happen so fast it’s easy to lose track of them, so we wanted to take this opportunity to look

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Top Cybersecurity Threats for Business in 2021

Top Cybersecurity Threats for Business in 2021

Love them or loathe them, year-end lists are an obligatory part of the final weeks of any year, and 2021 is no different. Now, OpenVPN isn’t qualified to report on the best books, albums, movies, or television shows of the year. Anything about the best and/or worst dressed? Not our area of expertise. But we are uniquely qualified to break down the

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OpenVPN Commercial Solutions Not Affected by the Log4Shell (aka, Log4j) Exploit

OpenVPN Commercial Solutions Not Affected by the Log4Shell (aka, Log4j) Exploit

Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here. In the last few days there were a number of alarming headlines about the Log4J Shell exploit. Those headlines, understandably, caused considerable concern for security teams around the world, including here at OpenVPN.

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VPN's Role in SASE

VPN's Role in SASE

In 2019, the research firm Gartner coined the term “secure access service edge” (SASE) to describe “ … network security functions (such as SWG, CASB, FWaaS and ZTNA), with WAN capabilities (i.e., SDWAN) to support the dynamic secure access needs of organizations.” The idea that remote users can have secure access, no matter where they work, became

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Getting Connected: The OpenVPN Team Retreat

Getting Connected: The OpenVPN Team Retreat

With team members spread out all over the globe and a fully remote workforce, the team here at OpenVPN isn't used to seeing each other in person. So when the opportunity arises, we like to make the most of it.

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RDP Security — How to Secure Remote Desktop Protocol

RDP Security — How to Secure Remote Desktop Protocol

What is remote desktop protocol? The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) enables remote employees to use Microsoft Windows at an off-site location by accessing an RDP server. This helps hybrid and remote workforces maintain productivity no matter where they work.

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How VPNs Prevent DDOS Attacks

How VPNs Prevent DDOS Attacks

Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here.

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Google's SLSA Looks Good, But Is It Enough?

Google's SLSA Looks Good, But Is It Enough?

Today, open source is all around us—in nearly all proprietary codebases and community projects. For companies, the question isn't if you are or aren't using open source code—it's what open source code you're using. If you aren't aware of your software supply chain, a vulnerability in one of your dependencies can affect your product, making you

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The History Behind The First VPN Client App For Apple iOS

The History Behind The First VPN Client App For Apple iOS

On October 16, 2012, OpenVPN’s first VPN client arrived in a mobile app store. On that first release, however, it wasn’t available on Apple. Developed and released by OpenVPN co-founder James Yonan, the client app was then called OpenVPN Connect Client, and it was only available for Android devices. James knew that was a good start, but

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