Secure Remote Access

Crosstalk Solutions Shares Their Access Server Tutorial

Crosstalk Solutions Shares Their Access Server Tutorial

Crosstalk Solutions is known for their expertise in networking and VoIP solutions, and their reputation for creating informative, high-quality technical content makes them the perfect partner for this video. Whether you’re an IT professional setting up Access Server for the first time or an experienced user looking to fine-tune your configuration,

Heather Walters

3 minute read
Guide to Choosing a Business VPN for Secure Remote Access

Guide to Choosing a Business VPN for Secure Remote Access

In the first installment of our series, we discussed the reasons for a small or midsize business to choose a point solution over a platform, or bundled solution, including flexibility and scalability. Once you’ve made the decision to move forward with a point solution, you may be asking yourself where to begin with finding the right solutions for

Krista Lyons

12 minute read
That’s a Wrap! OpenVPN at Gartner IOCS 2023

That’s a Wrap! OpenVPN at Gartner IOCS 2023

Earlier this month, the OpenVPN team attended the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference. The conference, hosted in Las Vegas, brought leaders from around the globe together to discuss how to get more value, reliability, and agility from technology vendors and investments.

Krista Lyons

3 minute read
How to Launch the Windows and MacOS OpenVPN Connect Client

How to Launch the Windows and MacOS OpenVPN Connect Client

OpenVPN Cloud is now CloudConnexa® — learn more here.

Heather Walters

7 minute read
A Beginners Guide to VPNs and Working Remotely

A Beginners Guide to VPNs and Working Remotely

2020 has been an interesting year — but, despite the tumult, one positive thing to come out of this year so far is the widespread availability of remote work. However, with more remote work comes more gaps in many organizations' network security.

OpenVPN Team

8 minute read
Why Secure Remote Access is a Win for Everyone

Why Secure Remote Access is a Win for Everyone

Remote work is the new normal for countless businesses today, and secure remote access is a critical component of a robust cybersecurity strategy. Secure remote access allows your hybrid or remote workforce to work from anywhere, at any time, on any device without compromising the security of your organization's data and systems. Here, we discuss

OpenVPN Team

9 minute read
Why VPNs and Zero Trust Network Access Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Why VPNs and Zero Trust Network Access Are Not Mutually Exclusive

There are some voices within the IT and cybersecurity communities that insist VPNs are outdated, insecure, and insufficient for the network security demands facing today’s businesses. They instead advocate for zero trust network access (ZTNA) as the silver bullet for every IT and cybersecurity professional’s secure remote access woes. Theirs is a

OpenVPN Team

7 minute read
Are You Leaving Third Party Risk Management to Guesswork?

Are You Leaving Third Party Risk Management to Guesswork?

Third-party risk management is never something that should be neglected or left to guesswork. Unfortunately, third-party data breaches have proven to be catastrophic for organizations worldwide. Recent attacks such as the SolarWinds breach and the Kaseya incident demonstrate the need for increased third-party risk management.

OpenVPN Team

5 minute read
VPN's Role in SASE

VPN's Role in SASE

In 2019, the research firm Gartner coined the term “secure access service edge” (SASE) to describe “ … network security functions (such as SWG, CASB, FWaaS and ZTNA), with WAN capabilities (i.e., SDWAN) to support the dynamic secure access needs of organizations.” The idea that remote users can have secure access, no matter where they work, became

OpenVPN Team

4 minute read
When Employees Skip Network Security

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

OpenVPN Team

7 minute read