eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Many organizations have used VPNs for years to provide seamless connectivity without compromising security for employees who travel or work remotely. These VPN endpoints are typically set up to support 5 to 10 percent of a company’s workforce at any given time. Enhance VPN Security. Add New VPNs to Support Increased Demand.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Nevertheless, VPN-less solutions are gaining momentum due to their benefits over traditional VPNs. However, adoption of a VPN-less secure remote access solution varies by industry, an organization’s knowledge, skills, and comfort level with configuring and managing the solution, and cultural factors including executive buy-in.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) feature for the Duo Network Gateway prompts users to authenticate only when necessary, instead of first having them try and fail, forcing them to try again after logging into the company’s virtual private network (VPN). Otherwise, the DNG stays out of the way.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2022

However, VPN pipes have become less efficient with the rising use of personally-owed mobile devices increasing reliance on cloud-centric IT resources. Clements: A decade ago having a remote access VPN was the assumed default. LW: What about SMBs; how does a traditional VPN service fit as cloud migration deepens?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Technology: Technology is the foundation for an IAM program delivery within a layered security architecture. Gartner has projected that by 2025, more than 60% of organizations will move away from VPN and rely on ZTNA. Nation-state attackers have exploited high-severity vulnerabilities in legacy VPN platforms to breach networks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. The researchers found that just being able to reach the management interface for a vulnerable Fortinet SSL VPN appliance was enough to completely compromise the devices.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Those wonderful words of ‘Denied Access’ appear in your browser; you need to connect to the corporate VPN to access your pay stub. If you are like me, you sigh, and put your machine to sleep because the workflow for your VPN requires far too much effort for something that should be a simple and quick process.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 4, 2021

Zero Trust principles help protect against identity and access-based security risks by requiring all users, whether inside or outside the organization’s network, to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated for security configuration and posture checks before granted access to applications and data. The Move to Passwordless.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2022

Risk-based authentication (RBA) is quickly growing in popularity amongst identity and access management solutions. The reason is simple: it allows for improved customer experience by reducing friction in authentication journeys while maintaining appropriate security levels. The classic outcomes of risk in authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2024

A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. The malware creates a proxy or VPN tunnel on the compromised router to exfiltrate data, and then uses stolen credentials to access targeted resources.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 29, 2024

Each user also has access to a free VPN to use when connecting to public Wi-Fi, and an Identity Dashboard that scans the dark web for potential fraud. This software uses patented security architecture with 256-bit encryption, plus built-in two factor authentication.

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Cytelligence

JULY 30, 2020

In almost all cases , some form of RDP/RDG or VPN was utilized to allow access to corporate resources. However, Cytelligence found that in many cases security best practices were either only partially implemented or entirely overlooked , resulting in failures. . Implement MFA on VPN solutions. . Next steps ? .

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Public key infrastructure (PKI)  offers a globally accepted standard for implementing various security protocols and authentication mechanisms.  e-commerce and online banking), and authenticate the identity of an entity in an online environment. require PKI to ensure data security through authentication and non-repudiation mechanisms.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

News that Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) provider NordVPN was breached spread quickly. While the breach of a major VPN service is newsworthy, this one wasn’t particularly. But one of the watchwords of good cyber hygiene, a VPN, was breached. Who Is Using VPNs? The incident put NordVPN in the hot seat.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Unpatched devices can give attackers privileged access to networks, particularly those set up as VPN virtual servers, ICA proxies, RDP proxies, or AAA servers. It is suspected that the Akira ransomware organization used an undisclosed weakness in Cisco VPN software to evade authentication.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not all multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions are equal. For a two-factor authentication solution, that may include hidden costs, such as upfront, capital, licensing, support, maintenance, and operating costs. Estimate and plan for how much it will cost to deploy multi-factor authentication to all of your apps and users.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

No longer is traffic inside the network automatically presumed to be from authorized and authenticated sources. All resource authentication and authorization are dynamic and strictly enforced before access is allowed. The old castle-and-moat IT architecture no longer fits our reality. Why Zero Trust Matters.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The cybersecurity researchers observed threat actors obtaining initial access to organizations through a virtual private network (VPN) service without multifactor authentication (MFA) configured. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Most organizations, 72 percent, plan to ditch VPNs , according to Zscaler’s 2021 VPN Risk Report , which found that 67 percent of organizations are considering remote access alternatives.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Portnox publishes their Security Architecture and Principles for customer review and Portnox Cloud (formerly known as Clear) holds System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II certification for the NAC-as-a-Service platform.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, with Cisco Secure Access by Duo, organizations can provide those connecting to their network with several quick, easy authentication options. This way, they can put in place multi-factor authentication (MFA) that frustrates attackers, not users. Enable seamless, secure access.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Enterprises secured applications and digital assets through Single Sign On (SSO), Virtual Private Networks (VPN) or Web Access Management (WAM). But this architecture was designed for only a small number of employees to work outside of company headquarters — with limited access to applications beyond the on-premises network perimeter.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Over the past year, the firm noted a substantial increase in the number of initial access listings for sale on the dark web in 2020, particularly those for VPN access which “flourished off the back of increased remote working trends.” . VPNs are also relatively cheap compared to other popular forms of access.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

The fall of VPNs and firewalls The cyberthreats and trends of 2023 send a clear message to organizations: they must evolve their security strategies to the times and embrace a zero trust architecture. Enterprise tools under attack 2023 saw threat actors, groups, and families pivot to targeting providers of core enterprise tools.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Access management solutions, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management (PAM), can offer a comprehensive defense against threats. There should not be a need to rip and replace any existing security architecture, and thorough documentation should be provided.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 25, 2022

Problem: The Traditional VPN Is No Longer Enough Since the 1990s, virtual private networks (VPNs) have been well-suited for the purpose they were built for – to grant employees temporary access to corporate networks and resources when they weren't logging in from an office.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a modern authentication and access management solution, Cisco Duo helps organizations establish a comprehensive zero trust security model for cloud infrastructure. Most AWS services leverage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) or AWS Identity Center to authenticate users. Did you know?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Example of Azure gateway’s authentication information upon combining app proxy and app gateway 4. Enhanced Security ALGs boost network security by implementing strong user authentication and authorization processes. The proxy server then routes the requests to the correct destination, such as a backend server.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fantastic step forward with features like device posture assessments and access control. End users do not have to launch a VPN client as the traditional extra step when gating access to RDP hosts. Identity Provider and then MFA is performed with Duo.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

focuses on developing stronger authentication requirements around NIST Zero Trust Architecture guidelines. now mandates that multi-factor authentication (MFA) must be used for all accounts that have access to the cardholder data, not just administrators accessing the cardholder data environment (CDE).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 7, 2021

Modern architectures and applications place additional demands on access management tools. The traditional IAM model has been to extend remote employees to access applications to employees from VPN and add multifactor authentication (MFA) to add layers of security to the VPN connection. FIDO Authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

With Aruba, clients can also bundle SD-WAN coverage with the company’s security solutions for virtual private network ( VPN ), network access control ( NAC ), and unified threat management ( UTM ). EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. Open Systems.

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Cisco Security

MAY 14, 2021

Josephina Fernandez, Director of Security Architecture & Research at Cisco. It is frictionless – meaning no VPN. Providing secure application access without a VPN. Users will authenticate less with VPN as more applications become accessible via the Duo Network Gateway. It is with a device we trust.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS communicates in plain text and, without modification, DNS assumes that all information it receives is accurate, authentic, and authoritative. To protect the protocol, best practices will add additional protocols to the process that encrypt the DNS communication and authenticate the results. MFA methods should be carefully selected.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

There are two major considerations for us: enhanced authentication security, and user workflow efficiency. “In In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client. Justin Sherman, Tech Policy and Geopolitics Expert. “One

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

Each user also has access to a free VPN to use when connecting to public Wi-Fi, and an Identity Dashboard that scans the dark web for potential fraud. This software uses patented security architecture with 256-bit encryption, plus built-in two factor authentication. Dashlane disadvantages: authentication and affordability.

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