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Q&A: The lesser role VPNs now play for enterprises, SMBs — in a post-pandemic world

The Last Watchdog

VPNs encrypt data streams and protect endpoints from unauthorized access, essentially by requiring all network communications to flow over a secured pipe. However, VPN pipes have become less efficient with the rising use of personally-owed mobile devices increasing reliance on cloud-centric IT resources.

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Unlocking the Cloud: Microsoft and Thales Spearhead Passwordless & MFA for Organizations moving to Microsoft 365.

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Crucially, this award recognizes the teamwork carried out over several years by Microsoft and Thales to help organizations secure their identities when migrating to the cloud. Multi-Factor Authentication: the mandatory first step for organizations moving to the cloud. markets.

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Cloud Security Checklist

Spinone

While the cloud has matured greatly and public cloud vendors have drastically improved security measures , technologies, services, and the overall security infrastructure, cloud security is certainly still one of the major concerns with cloud infrastructure of all types.

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