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RDP Security — How to Secure Remote Desktop Protocol
What is remote desktop protocol? The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) enables remote employees to use Microsoft Windows at an off-site location by accessing an RDP server. This helps hybrid and remote workforces maintain productivity by using a vpn to work from home.
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How VPNs Prevent DDOS Attacks
Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here.
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Google's SLSA Looks Good, But Is It Enough?
Today, open source is all around us—in nearly all proprietary codebases and community projects. For companies, the question isn't if you are or aren't using open source code—it's what open source code you're using. If you aren't aware of your software supply chain, a vulnerability in one of your dependencies can affect your product, making you
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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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Site-to-Site VPNs & OpenVPN Cloud
Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here. OpenVPN Access Server has been used for establishing site-to-site VPNs for businesses for years now. And, for many businesses, Access Server provides a powerful tool. But today, we’re excited about how our new, next-gen VPN, OpenVPN Cloud addresses the very same situation. For any
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How a VPN Helps with Network Security
Once upon a time, network security meant servers on premise. A firewall would guard business data as internet traffic traveled in and out of the network. But today? Modern business doesn’t operate strictly on-prem.
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When Employees Skip Network Security
Edit: OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here. Last year, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses and enterprises alike shifted to remote work. In fact, the 2021 Remote Workforce Security Report found that 75% of companies shifted 75% of their workforce to remote work. When the report was released in early August, the
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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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