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*Editor’s Note: This post is syndicated from the Interop Blog.You can see the original post by clicking here. By Rainer Enders, CTO at NCP engineering At Interop 2012, I’ll be hosting a session, “Less is More: Why SSL VPN is NOT What You Think It Is” that explores the inherent flaws of SSL VPN. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘SSL Myths’
Less is More: Why SSL VPN is NOT What You Think It Is – #Interop
Posted: 10th April 2012 by VPN Haus in Shows, SSLTags: Interop, Interop 2012, Interop Las Vegas, NCP engineering, Rainer Enders, SSL, SSL Myths
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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 [...]
Considering Skype’s Use of SSL
Posted: 5th January 2012 by VPN Haus in Industry Commentary, Mobile, SSLTags: Facebook, myths, Skype, SSL, SSL Myths
We all know that employees’ use of Skype whether for personal or business use is exploding. The service reported an average of 145 million connected users per month in the fourth quarter of 2010, before the Fa cebook rollout of Skype- powered group video chat service to 750 million users worldwide by August 2011, or the [...]
Myth 8: Security is the responsibility of a specialist department
Posted: 20th December 2011 by VPN Haus in SSLTags: enterprise security, myths, SSL Myths, VPN
For the final myth in our series isn’t just about SSL – it’s about security. The prevailing attitude at organizations – no matter the size – is that the responsibility for security falls in the court of someone with a job title related to security, like application security specialist, cyber security guru or chief security [...]
Myth 7: Thick-client SSL VPNs are more secure than thin-client SSL VPNs. [Wrong again]
Posted: 15th December 2011 by VPN Haus in SSLTags: myths, SSL, SSL Myths, thick-client, thin-client, VPN
Today’s myth is about the security of thick-client SSL VPNs. Some believe that thick-client SSL VPNs are more secure than thin-client ones, but this is actually untrue. Thick client is defined as an application client that processes data in addition to rendering. An example of a thick client application can be a Visual Basic, JAVA [...]