This past summer, there was a lot of discussion around the advent of Windows 8, but one topic that was seemingly lost among all of the reviews of the latest operating system (OS) was the encroaching retirement of Windows XP. When you consider that this time next year (April 14th, to be exact,) security fixes, [...]
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What Windows XP’s End of Support Means for Security
Posted: 7th May 2013 by VPN Haus in Industry Commentary, Rethink Remote AccessTags: Microsoft, VPN/IPSec/SSL, VPNs, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mobile Endpoint Security Limitations a Hot Topic at Interop Las Vegas 2013
Posted: 30th April 2013 by VPN Haus in Industry Commentary, IT policy, Rethink Remote Access, Shows, VPNTags: Android, BYOD, firewalls, Interop Las Vegas, Network Security, VPN
*Editor’s note: This blog originally appeared as a guest post on the Interop Blog By: Rainer Enders, CTO, Americas at NCP engineering. The Android mobile platform and its oft-publicized security limitations, along with those of other mobile operating systems (OSs), are guaranteed to be a hot topic at this year’s Interop event. After all, they [...]
Why Two-Factor Authentication Matters
Posted: 25th April 2013 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, Industry Commentary, IPsecTags: NCP Secure Enterprise Management, Network Security, two-factor authentication
By Patrick Oliver Graf, General Manager, NCP engineering At the end of last year, we spent some time discussing a few projected network security trends for 2013. While there was room for debate on some topics, most people agreed that there was a clear need for more secure authentication methods. In hindsight, it appears that [...]
NCP Empowers Enterprise Mobility for Truesense Imaging
Posted: 23rd April 2013 by VPN Haus in Industry Commentary, Mobile, Rethink Remote AccessTags: Forrester, Interop, IPsec, mobile, VPN
In a recent blog post, we discussed workforce trends identified by Forrester Research, which center on mobility as a tool being used with increasing frequency to bolster employee productivity. It seems that everywhere we look today, remote workers are becoming more prominent in the workforce, while traditional 9-to-5, face-to-face working environments are becoming few and [...]
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eWeek Explains How NCP’s VPN Client Supports Android BYOD Security
Posted: 16th May 2013 by VPN Haus in Industry Commentary, IT policy, Mobile, SSL, Uncategorized, VPNTags: Android, BYOD, eWeek, Google, IPsec
Enterprises know they’ll have happier employees if they embrace BYOD rather than prohibit it. Welcoming BYOD can be better for business output, too—the trick is to find the tools that keep employees productive when they’re using their own smartphones, tablets or laptops to access the corporate network remotely. In his recent reviews of NCP’s managed [...]