Section 1.0
The world is constantly changing especially in technology. Each day new software and hardware is created to accomplish tasks that were not possible before. These new software’s and hardware’s offers new problems to come with these new accomplishments. Businesses are constantly looking for ways to make their employees more efficient. Allowing employees to communicate not just in the office, but remotely is being a requirement at this day and time.
This company could make use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that routes through the firewall. The VPN would allow easy access to the company network for authorized employees. A VPN would allow the company to have employees that telecommute, work from home, or remote employees. It would allow our employees that travel frequently – like salesmen – to connect from anywhere they may be. The VPN would allow for a more flexible work day, and help work get done when it needs to be done instead of during normal business hours. The VPN will run through the company firewall to help limit the traffic through to legitimate business traffic.
The company must first be aware and understand the risks of a VPN and firewall. This knowledge will help the company make the right decision for this technology. A VPN and firewall solution is different for every network, and must be customized to this company’s network. There is also risks to not using these tools. It is important for the company to see this risks as well, so
Alice is arguing in the favor of SSL. Some reasons she might argue that SSL is a common protocol and most web browsers have SSL capabilities already built in (Tony, 2003). Because of this, almost every computer in the world is already equipped with the necessary software to connect to an SSL VPN. Another pro of SSL is that they provide tunnels to specific applications rather than to the entire corporate LAN. Any users on the SSL VPN connections can only access the applications that they are configured to access rather than
Risk Management or Assessment To lessen the exposure of the corporate network to outside sources, there are many matters to consider. Areas of concern with the VPN client that should be addressed include: the potential hazards of the “always connected” nature of broadband Internet connections, installation of personal firewalls, antivirus software, and the remote PC itself. Analysis of the client PC begins with the PC itself. It is recommended that security policy require the VPN host to be company issued equipment, rather than using the existing user’s personal property. This eliminates problems associated with mixing business and personal information. When under company ownership it is easier to require the end user to comply with policy, and insist the PC be used only for business-related purposes. As the hardware is company-owned, users will not be given administrator account rights on their desktop machines. Controlling user activity as well as checking and maintaining desktop integrity is very difficult (if not impossible) when users have complete control through administrator rights. Company provided hardware also serves to minimize management issues, as the computer should remain relatively static - with no unauthorized software installations, end-user configuration changes or device conflicts to troubleshoot, support calls are reduced. In addition to
A firewall may also include a default gateway or a proxy server which helps to make network request on the behalf of a user. I will utilize Cisco-Linksys BEFSX41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router (4-Port 10/100 Switch / VPN Endpoint) for this network. The device costs $150.
Our company has just over 120 employees, with approximately one third of the employees being remote, and a large sales team that travels more than 50% of the time. We have a single network administrator to support the entire company, and unfortunately due to conflicting schedules I was not able to interview him as originally planned. However, I was able to interview one of our Integration Managers, Nick Dixon, who confirmed for me that our office uses a LAN, with wireless access points for in office employees and Virtual Private Network (VPN) access for remote employees and those who travel. Regrettably, Nick was not familiar with all the equipment specifications, nor could he confirm things like speed, but he did share he knows we have one server currently, our VPN client is Cisco AnyConnect and there is an upgrade planned this year to support our company’s planned employee growth over the next 3 years. Per Nick, our network is primarily used for file sharing, internet access and services, and resource sharing of hardware and software. Nick also said, “Our network is crucial to ensure our employees have the tools needed to do their work, and to effectively communicate with each other.” Without our network, we would not be able to have remote employees, nor would we be able to afford all necessary hardware and software to do business and stay competitive. Additionally, Nick pointed out that we maintain a network for our customers, since our product is provided as a hosted application. We manage this secured LAN, via VPN, for our customers by outsourcing servers and storage through a third party company called
Remote working is like the need of the hour which can be beneficial for both employees and employers. It helps to reduce the cost of infrastructure, increases productivity, accelerates recruitment process, and develops accountability. It further makes operations scalable, without diluting protocols.
Head office and manufacturing company resources are connected through Virtual Private Connections (VPN) which has been setup using Fiber Optic cables; to ensure a secure data transmission between connected devices. A security threat still exists if either end of the connected devices is infected by a malware. This can potentially result in loss of information, information damage, or even equipment damage.
There is a need for security as well to ensure that all data input and output are protected within the company. The clients need to know that the information is protects which creates a need for a VPN (virtual private network). A VPN uses the
Our second network would consist of admin users, IT users, and our regular users. The firewall would also be outside of this network and it would be secured by creating group policies which would give certain users limited permissions also well as only necessary access in order for workers to have the resources needed to accomplish their jobs. Some of the security risks that would present themselves in a working environment would be giving users too many privileges and access to certain things they shouldn’t have access to. Only
Given this challenge, we wonder if there exists a set of principles for successfully leveraging the
The third ranked valuable top paid VPN is CyberGost VPN. It has the brief method to access by anonymity, speed lighting services and security. It occupies 54 countries with 1100 servers. You can work with VPN paid to get blocked website without unblocking it. It has no restricted and ease of use in system of anti-fingerprinting.
Today the development of modern technology have dramatically changed the scenario of working life, communication and personal interactions. Thanks to the development of internet communication and networking solutions which has made it possible for people to work from their home instead of their offices. The world
The development of technology has brought Internet to become the mass communication media between people or companies. Through Internet, people can communicate with other people in various places. Companies can get many advantages by using Internet network to support their business. Therefore, companies are trying as hard as they can, and give high effort in protecting their network from attack and make sure that they have the best network security.
Virtual private network (VPN) was developed in 19XX by Stan Hanks, who build IP VPN based on TCP/IP-over-X.25 stack for CSNET. Its goal was to ensure privacies and data integrities of communication and information. Thanks to the helps of many engineers and people such as XXX decided not to patent the XXXX technology when he was in Microsoft, VPN technology was growing rapidly during the early 2000s. Over the year, its flexibilities make travelled businessmen able to connect back to their companies’ networks, it also made employees work from home possible. Although some may argue that this makes the line between home and work space less clear, others claim that it
Today, businesses mainly use the Internet for advertising, marketing, and customer support. Without internet provision it would be difficult for the organizations to work in the competitive world in a proper way. As per the case, the CEO of ‘OZ mine’ took the decision that all internet access by employees in the organization is to be banned. Because the CEO feels that the sensitivity information of company can be leaked by sending or posting confidential material, trade secrets, or proprietary information outside of the organization. In that case there are some solutions which can be the alternate of banning internet.
A virtual private network (VPN) is a system that utilizes public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to offer remote offices or single users with safe access to their institution's network ( Collins, Keeley & Waye,2000). A virtual private network can be compared to an expensive system of held or rented lines that can only be utilized by a single organization. The aim of a VPN is to offer the institution with similar capabilities, but at very low costs (Hulsebosch,Belmont & Manke ,2011).