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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

As part of this mindset, more consumers are subscribing to a personal VPN service which they use to shield themselves from disinformation sweeps and to protect themselves from Covid 19-related hacks and scams. I’ve since discovered that there’s a heck of a lot going on in the B2C VPN space. percent ten years ago.

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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. A VPN provides a secure, encrypted connection over the Internet from a device to a network.

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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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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. Promptly install available patches for commercial VPN solutions providing access for remote employees and acting as gateways in your network. The first three quarters of 2021 showed a similar picture.

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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. Consequently, the data usage, collection, storage, and processing terms and conditions are more geared toward protection than in the B2C segment. Write + again in 5 minutes 50% are valid Can’t log into the site?