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Who is Access Server For?
Who is Access Server For? OpenVPN Access Server was created for small-to-medium sized businesses, but also has the capacity to scale into the thousands. So no matter the size of your organization, and no matter what your end goals are for your business, Access Server can help you get where you want to go.
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Your Organization Needs 2-Factor Authentication
OpenVPN is proud to be a sponsor of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, which examines the relationships between CISOs and vendors, and how they work together to combat ever-increasing cyber attacks. The last podcast of April, We’re Gonna Run These Pen Test Exercises Until You Turn Purple, heard from David Spark, Mike Johnson, and
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VPN Use in the Age of Fumbled Data Privacy
Taking initiative over one’s own privacy and security online is more important than ever. Not only are bad actors operating at an all-time high, but organizations that consumers have trusted for years have been forced into the spotlight over their mishandling of user data. These risks could lead to adverse impacts for employers who allow poor
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LDAP Authentication
Simplify Your Identity Management and Access Control Integrate OpenVPN Access Server with Directory-as-a-Service As your company grows, you’ll need to make adjustments to your business processes and systems in order to keep up with your growth. An important area that should change with growth is access control and identity management..
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OpenVPN is Not Impacted by the Enterprise VPN Vulnerability
Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a vulnerability warning for leading enterprise VPNs — four providers in particular — and said hundreds more could be affected by a security vulnerability that could leave users exposed to malicious hacks.
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OpenVPN and JumpCloud Partner to Bring Secure Cloud-based Authentication and User Management to VPN
Editor's note: As of July 2022, Access Server now supports SAML natively
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OpenVPN Will Not Comply with Russian Content Censorship
In late March of 2019, Russia’s Roskomnadzor issued formal notices to ten VPN providers — including OpenVPN — demanding that the providers make changes that would negatively impact users’ security, privacy, and free access to the internet.
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The New Cloudflare VPN: What It Is And Is Not
There's been some talk around the Internet about the recently launched Cloudflare VPN, which claims to be a stronger, more modern VPN – namely because it's built on the WireGuard protocol. It’s true that as an open source project, WireGuard is doing some exciting things. But the way in which it’s being compared to the OpenVPN protocol isn’t quite
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Debunking VPN Myths: VPNs Are Here To Stay
A Forbes author recently published an article stating that VPNs are an antiquated solution for securing organizational data. However, the author based his argument on several opinions that expert analysis reveals are factually inaccurate and undermine the overall argument. The incorrect statements deal with accommodating third parties,
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OpenVPN Quick Poll Remote Workforce Cybersecurity
Remote work offers benefits across the workplace. For employees, it provides greater efficiency and lower stress levels: 82 percent of telecommuters reported less stress and 30 percent said it allowed them to accomplish more work in less time.
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