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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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We Now Have OpenVPN Data Channel Offload: Here's What That Means
Security is one of the most important things to consider when you are online. The more your online communications are secured with encryption, the better. Data encryption has slowed down computing speeds in the past, which has improved with modern CPUs. But we can do more. OpenVPN has just introduced a new development that will increase the speed
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Layer Your Security: OpenVPN Connect now Supports PKCS #11
OpenVPN has added the support of external certificates on PKCS #11 hardware tokens for VPN connections to OpenVPN Connect for Windows and macOS in version 3.3, which means you can now integrate with a hardware authentication device such as Yubikey.
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Digital Certificates: The Do's and Don'ts
“Encrypt everything” is now a prime directive on the Internet. That’s generally good advice, but setting up effective encryption isn’t as simple as flipping a switch. Managing the public and private keys and digital certificates that are essential to robust security takes careful planning and constant vigilance. This isn’t a set-it-and-forget-it
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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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Deploying Network Connectors for OpenVPN Cloud
You can now choose to deploy a network connector on a variety of platforms and systems with CloudConnexa. Each related administration guide is linked directly from the portal, so it’s simple to review the instructions for the complete setup while you're working on the deployment. What’s more, administrators can benefit from the updates we’ve made
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How to Fix IP Overlap with OpenVPN Cloud
Multi-cloud networking is the new reality for businesses — and issues that arise from overlapping IP addresses can hold companies back. Thankfully, a feature in CloudConnexa solves the problem by creating unique domain names that are used as routes to the different networks instead of the IP address subnets.
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Embracing Zero Trust, Little by Little
Zero trust is an important security architecture to protect your business from cyber threats. But how complex is it to implement it correctly? And what message does it send to employees when you say, “never trust, always verify”? Is there a better way?
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Connecting With The OpenVPN Connect Team
OpenVPN Connect is an essential tool in the OpenVPN ecosystem, backed by a talented team that’s passionate about constantly improving this app. Today we are pleased to introduce you to four of the talented developers behind the OpenVPN Connect App to share more about how they work together, their strategies for development, and how this app became
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How to Encrypt RDP to Protect Against Attacks in 2021
With the lockdowns in 2020 came rapid digital adjustments in all industries. This included ramping up the use of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and with that increase came an increase in attacks. According to ESET’s Q4 2020 Threat Report, RDP attacks increased 768% between Q1 and Q4 last year.
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