Access to line-of-business applications is crucial to help support workers in the field. Historically, field service staff have been able to access their tailored applications but the new generation of mobile information workers will want access to...
While SSL may prove more flexible and cheaper to deploy than IPsec VPNs - which typically require a company to own the laptop so they can manage the VPN client - they are by no means cheap. IPSec VPNs have become popular alternative to traditional...
We have GPRS, dial-up via local access points, Wi-Fi hotspots as well as IPSec VPNs which provided access across any connection including third-party LANs (providing their firewalls were not too stringently configured).
Unlike IPSec, which requires a client to be downloaded to a remote PC, SSL allows workers to simply launch a browser from any internet-enabled device to connect to the corporate network. Remote workers can use SSL to set up virtual private networks...
The UK's National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre (NISCC) has issued a serious warning over the safety of IPsec virtual private networks (VPNs). On its website, NISCC said a flaw in the IPsec VPN protocol could allow hackers to obtain a...
On the other hand, internet protocol security (IPsec) VPNs provide a level of network access that is comprehensive and offers an experience similar to being physically located in an office. But next-generation IPsec VPNs are changing all that, says...