Archive for November, 2009

The third installment of our how to rethink remote access series looks at why the policy is so hard to adapt. Is it an issue of internal politics? Is network security technology not being flexible enough? IT expert, Paul Sloof, European IT & TDP Manager at MOL-IT Europe, shares his opinions with us. My observation [...]

What We’re Reading, Week of 11/23

Posted: November 25, 2009 by vpnhaus in Highlights

Dark Reading… Many Enterprises Still Struggling With Remote Security, Cisco Study Finds This article by Tim Wilson discusses the results of Cisco’s latest survey results, showing that while many organizations appreciate the increased employee productivity and other benefits offered by laptop computers, smartphones, and virtual private networks, they may not have established clear security strategies [...]

To carry on with our how to rethink remote access series, we spoke to IT expert Paul Sillars, Managing Director at So Internet (UK). He offered some thoughts on remote access planning. I think the day of traditional thick(ish) client VPN installs is probably dying. Most of the time was spent getting the software to [...]

What We’re Reading, Week of 11/16

Posted: November 19, 2009 by vpnhaus in Highlights

SearchSecurity.com… Secure Your Remote Users in 2010 This article by Eric Ogren lists a few technologies that security teams should be looking to in 2010 to help lessen the heightened risk of business disruption and data loss from a larger workforce of remote and mobile users. One technology he suggests investing in is remote user [...]

Adding to our how to rethink remote access series, IT expert Andrew Baker shares his perspective on remote access planning with us. Andrew is the Vice President of IT Operations at ARGI, which provides “Software as a Service” audience management, database marketing, and lead generation solutions for publishers, membership organizations, and other industries. The user [...]