Managing vendor access into your network and systems is becoming a more critical job as news about third-party breaches seems to break almost daily and regulatory focus on third-party risk is intensifying.

When an organization needs to provide employees or third parties remote access to its network, there are a number of solutions available. In this post, we’ll discuss the most popular types of remote access - VPNs, desktop sharing, PAM, and VPAM.

Researchers at DEF CON demonstrate the most “vulnerable part of your network” could be your SSL VPN. Last Friday at the annual DEF CON and Blackhat security conferences, Taiwanese security researchers Orange Tsai and Meh Chang revealed two new flaws in major vendor’s SSL VPN products.

Managing third-party vendors is a fact of life for many organizations, and one factor that is important to consider (yet often overlooked) is whether one or more of your vendors may be vulnerable to outside intrusion in any way.

As the lessons learned from the LabCorp and Quest Diagnostic's patient data hacks fade from our collective memory, we must remember that attacks on corporate health systems and government networks are occurring with greater frequency and impact.

What is secure remote access? Remote access ensures anyone accessing your network is authenticated using a secure connection. Read to learn more.

Deciding which remote access solution to use is not a simple or quick decision for most people, and it doesn't matter if you work in a large enterprise, a midsized organization, a small business, or on a solo project.

Businesses increasingly rely on vendors to make their operations run smoothly and efficiently. And because of this, many companies have migrated essential business operations to a cloud-based infrastructure. Although this outsourcing makes good business sense since it can save money, dependence on vendors also comes with security risks and operational challenges.

Many organizations face the need to give one or more third-party vendors, as well as employees, remote access to their internal resources. When addressing the need to provide internal (employee) and external (third-party vendor) remote access, an enterprise should compare the primary tools and approaches available for remote support and consider their pros and cons - especially related to maintaining the security of their network.

Privileged Access Management or PAM solutions are a relatively new breed of tools that allow you to manage credentials with advanced permissions. It’s vital to properly monitor and secure these accounts because they grant access to critical network systems and applications.