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Many Hats But One Purpose with Rohit Kalbag

Many Hats But One Purpose with Rohit Kalbag

Rohit Kalbag, the Senior Product Manager at OpenVPN, is involved with a variety of tasks across many different departments — including, but not limited to: sales, marketing, operations, and development. "Working across so many teams gives me a bird's eye view of the essential roles each department plays in the company's growth. I can see

OpenVPN Team

4 minute read
Network Security: The Basics

Network Security: The Basics

Network security consists of preventing and protecting against unauthorized encroachment into corporate networks. Network security focuses on how devices interact rather than on the actual devices, like endpoint security. Network security and endpoint security go hand-in-hand.

OpenVPN Team

4 minute read
4 Steps Towards Small Business Network Security

4 Steps Towards Small Business Network Security

So you just started a business. You might even have a few team members, and you’re thrilled — you’re finally following your dream in a very real way. You know from your last job that you need to protect your data; you need a security plan of some kind. But how does a small business network security plan differ from the plan of a big corporation?

OpenVPN Team

3 minute read
What is SAML?

What is SAML?

What is SAML? SAML, which stands for Security Assertion Markup Language, is an open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an identity provider and a service provider.

OpenVPN Team

3 minute read
Meet the Author of Multiple OpenVPN Books

Meet the Author of Multiple OpenVPN Books

My name is Jan Just Keijser — otherwise known as JJK in OpenVPN circles. I am an IT professional with about 25 years of experience, and I've been using OpenVPN for nearly 16 years now. I currently work as a Software Engineer at Nikhef, a physics research lab in Amsterdam. I work on high performance and high throughput computing. I have also

OpenVPN Team

4 minute read
Increase Your Network Security Using These Simple Tools

Increase Your Network Security Using These Simple Tools

We live in an age where cyberattacks are not just something that impact a select few companies. In 2020, it’s almost the norm for a company to get hit by a cyberattack or data breach.

OpenVPN Team

3 minute read
Industries Impacted By Cyber Attacks

Industries Impacted By Cyber Attacks

Cyberattacks have become more frequent since the turn of the century, and it's clear that the online crime threat isn't going away. While all organizations are now susceptible to online attacks, specific industries tend to be more targeted than others — especially if they don't take the necessary precautions. Whether your industry is oil and gas,

OpenVPN Team

10 minute read
DIY MFA Setup | Community Edition

DIY MFA Setup | Community Edition

We’re going to use oathtool for our DIY setup on a FreeBSD host. These steps should be nearly identical on a Linux host, however. We need to create a file with our users and secrets. These secrets are the same secrets your users will import into their MFA application (OTP Auth, Google Authenticator, Okta Verify, etc.).

OpenVPN Team

3 minute read
Commercial MFA Setup

Commercial MFA Setup

Okta provides a free level for their developer accounts, which is what I used for this example. I use Okta in my day job (as a sysadmin), and the setup and configuration are the same, so this is a safe avenue for exploration and testing.

OpenVPN Team

3 minute read
Remote Work Chronicles

Remote Work Chronicles

Remote work advocates have been calling it for years: someday, working from home is going to be the new normal. And now their predictions are coming true.

OpenVPN Team

6 minute read