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The History of OpenVPN
OpenVPN was launched through the joint efforts of co-founders Francis Dinha and James Yonan. While both of these leaders have very different backgrounds and very different skillsets, together they’ve built a company that has changed the face of cybersecurity worldwide.
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OpenVPN and Oracle team up to bring you Access Server on Cloud Platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Biggest VPN Trends for 2020: Possibilities and Dangers
With the current year drawing to an end, it’s time to evaluate what the upcoming one has in store for us cybersecurity enthusiasts. Let us see what opportunities and threats are likely to emerge in the VPN market in 2020!
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Keys to Scaling a Business in Technology
Several companies, including some of the biggest tech giants like Facebook or Apple, have humble beginnings. Things usually start with a close-knit core group who share the same enthusiasm and ambition. Then, after a few years of hard work, late nights, and some immeasurable chance, that familial team can expand into an army. While this
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No flaws found in OpenVPN software
A research team from the University of New Mexico discovered a vulnerability currently being tracked as CVE-2019-14899 which claims that VPN connections can be hijacked on Linux and Unix systems. The report mentioned the OpenVPN protocol. As part of good security principles, we are looking into this and any possible attack vectors, however we have
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Securing a Remote Workforce
According to Telecommuting Trend Data, the regular work-from-home workforce (excluding the self-employed population) has grown by 140% since 2005 — more than 4.3 million employees now work from home regularly. On top of that, the amount of U.S. employers offer flexible workplace options has grown 40% over the last five years.
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SIM PIN
A few years ago, hackers found a bug that allowed them to access personal data on any T-Mobile customer. The bug was very well known in the criminal underground and there was even a tutorial on how to exploit it on YouTube. The bug exposed customers’ email addresses. Their billing account numbers, and the phone’s IMSI numbers (a
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KNOB Attack
Let’s talk about Bluetooth: “Bluetooth is a convenient and easy method of sharing data between devices, which, of course, qualifies it as a prime target for exploitation. A trio of researchers have discovered a vulnerability that has the potential of attacking billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices, including phones, laptops, IoT and IIoT
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Disabling a Firewall
“Casey from accounting is getting frustrated, waiting for client files being held up by the firewall. Jordan is trying to join a video conference that needs a plugin, but the firewall won’t let it through. So they call the IT manager who then disables it.”
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OpenVPN Hackathon 2019
OpenVPN’s open source community wrapped up their annual hackathon on November 10th, in Trento, Italy. In attendance were ten software developers that are all members of the OpenVPN community. “The goal of the Hackathon is to get the open source guys together, and discuss current topics, and then execute on them.” Johan Draaisma, Product Manager at
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