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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

Related: VPNs vs ZTNA. It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Here are excerpts of our dialogue, edited for clarity and length: LW: Is it safe to assume demand for consumer VPNs has spiked, post Covid19?

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s how Secure Access Service Edge — ‘SASE’ — can help, post Covid-19

The Last Watchdog

Many enterprises have accelerated their use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to support remote workers during this pandemic. However deploying VPNs on a wide-scale basis introduces performance and scalability issues. SASE then provides secure connectivity between the cloud and users, much as with a VPN.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

Supports Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Employee (B2E) activities (e.g., Organizations that are considering enhancing IAM also note the challenges that accompany the virtual private network (VPN) model. While VPNs create a trusted zone, they have their own set of vulnerabilities.

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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

This is the era of big game hunting: high-profile B2B targets, big ransom demands, sophisticated attacks, highly sensitive data being stolen, and major fallout from a successful attack. The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. billion in transfers over the last three years.

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Insert Tokens to Play! OpenID Connect (OIDC) Support in Duo SSO Is Now in Early Access

Duo's Security Blog

Organizations that adopt and developers that build third-party OIDC apps want to enable users (B2C, B2B) single sign-on access to them. We use Duo SSO for securing access to Microsoft 365, Cisco AnyConnect VPN, and IFS Aurena, our ERP system. OIDC is an identity layer that works on top of the open OAuth 2.0

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ChatGPT at work: how chatbots help employees, but threaten business

SecureList

Use a VPN sometimes there are empty hides without accounts. In the B2B segment, the security and privacy requirements are higher, as are the risks from corporate information leakage. Consequently, the data usage, collection, storage, and processing terms and conditions are more geared toward protection than in the B2C segment.