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What Are The Dangers of the Dark Web for Businesses?
Back in March, a SpaceX engineer pleaded guilty to secretly selling insider tips on the dark web. Going by the name "MillionaireMike," not only did he purchase personal information — including names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers — and use that information to conduct trades on a company that has not been made public, he
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Prevent Insider Threats (Without Alienating Your Team)
In 2018, 34% of all company data breaches came from the inside. That means that on average, a third of the risk a company faces when it comes to network security comes from insider threats — our own employees. With all the work and effort we put into protecting our company’s data, this can feel, at best, demoralizing. What do we do when so much of
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Security in the Financial Sector: 4 Ways To Protect Yourself and Your Company
According to a recent report, 84% of financial organizations surveyed claim to have online users who have experienced successful account takeovers. And a problem doesn’t just affect users — it has a very real impact on your bottom line. The report, published by Aberdeen Strategy Research on behalf of PerimeterX, also found that the costs generated
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Enterprise AR/VR: Keep Your Network Secure
Every year, it seems like more science fiction dreams become reality. When Star Trek first aired, the handheld devices they used did so much more than two-way communication, seen largely as flights of fancy in the real world. Now, smartphones are so ubiquitous that they’re virtually woven into the fabric of our society.
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OpenVPN Accelerates Next-Gen VPN Innovation and Business Momentum
News Summary Rapid customer growth, 4X market projections driven by need to better support remote workforces, accelerate digital strategies for growth and increase investment in the cloud Counts tens of thousands of businesses as customers around the world Adoption of OpenVPN Cloud accelerates as requirements for dynamic modern networks evolve
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Do You Need An Enterprise VPN?
Consumer VPNs and enterprise VPNs are not the same. They both provide virtual private networks, but they have markedly different use cases. The features you need in a business VPN aren't on a consumer's VPN shopping list. A consumer looks for a desktop or mobile app. They want secure, encrypted tunnels to hide their IP address and network traffic
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Your Business
Recently, the music band Kings of Leon sold one of their albums as an NFT at $50 each. They made $2 million. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, sold his first tweet as an NFT for $2.9 million and donated the proceeds to charity. Will Smith and Michael Jordan have both invested in the NBA Top Shot developer, which offers NFTs as digitally licensed
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Summer’s Major Updates at OpenVPN
Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here. August has been a massive month for OpenVPN, with some major updates and improvements to almost all of our products. From new tools to make configuration even easier, to better, faster, and stronger security features on both Access Server and OpenVPN Cloud, there’s something for everyone
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OpenVPN at DefCon 29
When you’re working with a fully remote team, in-person connections can be hard to come by — so when they do, we at OpenVPN make the most of it. Which is why August 5th - 8th, a portion of the OpenVPN team came together to attend DefCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Your Team's Kids Could Be Putting Your Network At Risk
Working from home has never been more common; the remote-team trend has been rising for a while now, but COVID-19 caused a surge like never before. If your team is one of the many that have made the switch, you might need to think about your network security in new ways, too. Are you prepared for the risks that come with a fully remote team?
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