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An Interview With OpenVPN Developers
Our products here at OpenVPN are developed by small but dedicated teams, all passionate about delivering high-quality solutions. OpenVPN and its products are primarily focused on the client and their information security needs. Our developer’s goal is always to make the software as reliable, secure, and user-friendly as possible — and they
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Three Billion Credentials Circulating Online: Is Your Business At Risk?
Online data dumps are nothing new. Sites selling consumers’ stolen personal and financial information and log-ins help generate more revenue for the cybercrime underground than the GDP of many countries. However, the recent appearance of three billion username and password pairs — known as a “combo list” — may have raised the eyebrows of even the
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Tech Support: Scaling in a Snowstorm
Q: What happens if a lot of my employees suddenly need to work from home? How can I scale up my VPN connections safely and quickly?
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Smart Routing and Multiple Connectors Now Available with OpenVPN Cloud
Continuing our quest to make OpenVPN Cloud a world-class offering, we have released new features that particularly take the use of Cloud for remote access and secure Internet access to the next level.
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Why Open Source Security Really Is More Secure
Facebook. Apple. Capital One. Marriot. Time after time, companies we trust experience data breaches — but it’s the individual customers who suffer. They’re the ones whose personal and even financial data is exposed to the world. It’s only natural, therefore, that in the face of such frequent and growing cyberattacks, people will question what type
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Unlocking Security and Productivity: The Power of a VPN for Your Business
Protecting Your Business: The Importance of Utilizing a VPN Is your company utilizing a VPN — or just hoping you won’t be the next victim of a breach?
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Different Types of Insider Threats and How to Prevent Them
It doesn't take an expert to understand that cybersecurity threats have increased substantially over the years. Whether its DDoS attacks, ransomware, malware, or otherwise – all pose a significant risk to companies both large and small. It’s evident that businesses need to step up in the war on cybercrime before disaster strikes.
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How Cybersecurity has Changed in the Last Decade
The world was a different place in 2010: The global population had only just broached 7 billion (now up to 7.7), we still believed Lance Armstrong was clean, and Game of Thrones hadn’t even premiered on HBO. We looked at the world differently back then, because the lens of our lives were different. Now, ten years later, how have those lenses
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How To Translate Cybersecurity For Your Team
One of the biggest issues CISOs and other security experts face today is communicating the intricacies and gravity of cybersecurity to less tech-oriented team members. Put more loosely, it’s difficult to help your team ‘get it.’ This can be a huge problem when it comes to allocating resources – how can you convince leadership that cybersecurity
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Three Benefits of Using an SSL VPN for Business
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) products, also known as SSL VPNs, protect the confidentiality and integrity of communications between systems. SSL VPNs typically include communication between any two endpoints, such as a gateway-to-gateway VPN architecture. However, today's SSL VPN products most often function as a remote
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