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This is part three in a series of questions related to DirectAccess and VPNs. Earlier this week we addressed the hardware requirements with DirectAccess and whether DirectAccess, in combination with Windows 8, supersedes VPNs. Question: Its inflexible and complex implementation was one of the greatest weaknesses of DirectAccess in combination with Windows Server 2008 R2. [...]
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Q&A on VPNs & DirectAccess with Patrick Oliver Graf, Part 3
Posted: 29th November 2012 by VPN Haus in Expert Q&A, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8Tags: DirectAccess, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
Q&A on VPNs & DirectAccess with Patrick Oliver Graf, Part 2
Posted: 27th November 2012 by VPN Haus in Expert Q&A, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8Tags: Windows 8; Windows; DirectAccess; VPN; Windows 7; Windows 8;
This is part two in a series of questions related to DirectAccess and VPNs. Last week, we addressed why VPNs are still necessary with Windows 8. Question: Does DirectAccess have any hardware requirements? Patrick Oliver Graf: While DirectAccess doesn’t require the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) – based virtual smart card capabilities in Windows Server 2012/Windows [...]
Q&A on VPNs & DirectAccess with Patrick Oliver Graf, Part 1
Posted: 21st November 2012 by VPN Haus in Expert Q&A, Industry Commentary, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8Tags: DirectAccess, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
Today’s post kicks off a series of questions related to DirectAccess and VPNs that we’ll post over the next few weeks. Question: Microsoft equipped Windows 8 with additional DirectAccess features. Why should companies that have deployed Windows 8, continue using VPNs? Patrick Oliver Graf: At first glance, the reasons for implementing VPNs in a pure [...]
SSL Myths and Mobile Devices
Posted: 17th January 2012 by VPN Haus in Mobile, SSL, Windows 7Tags: Android, mobile, mobile devices, mobile health, Mobile Security, myths, SSL, SSL Myths, threats
Since posting our series on SSL myths, some people have asked how these SSL vulnerabilities apply to mobile phones. While mobile phones and other handheld devices are mistakenly considered relatively safe, this misnomer does not qualify as an SSL myth. It does, however, require addressing, as the consumerization of IT forces CIOs and network security [...]
Q&A on VPNs & DirectAccess with Patrick Oliver Graf, Part 4
Posted: 4th December 2012 by VPN Haus in Expert Q&A, Industry Commentary, Mobile, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8Tags: DirectAccess, VPN, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
This is part four in a series of questions related to DirectAccess and VPNs. Last week we addressed whether Microsoft can improve the implementation of DirectAccess under Windows Server 2012. Earlier in our series we examined the hardware requirements with DirectAccess and whether DirectAccess, in combination with Windows 8, supersedes VPNs. Question: Do networks that employ the Windows Server [...]