Secure Remote Access

Secure Remote Access

Resources to help you find and understand effective secure remote access solutions.

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INTRODUCTION TO SECURE REMOTE ACCESS

The what, why, and how of secure remote access

From schools to offices and beyond, today’s users expect easy access to the digital resources they need, whenever and wherever.

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ThreatLabz 2024 VPN Risk Report

VPNs remain a popular remote access technology—but 91% of IT and security professionals are concerned that VPNs may compromise security.

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What is Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)?

SASE brings together key network and security technologies in a framework designed to help organizations enable secure remote work.

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Zero Trust: The New Standard for Secure Remote Access

Zero trust network access (ZTNA) is the most effective way to secure your data while empowering your remote workforce.

TECHNOLOGIES

The tech behind secure remote access

The threat landscape has changed with the rest of the digital world. Acronyms and new definitions abound. Where do you start?

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What Is Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)?

ZTNA (a.k.a. software-defined perimeter [SDP]), enables secure remote access to internal apps without placing them on the network.

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What’s the Difference Between SDP and VPN?

Traditional VPN places a barrier around a network, while a software-defined perimeter (SDP) places security policies and controls around individual apps and workloads.

METHODS & TOOLS

Secure remote access approaches in practice

As the needs of your organization and your workforce evolve, the strategies you use to get work done securely should do the same.

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2024 State of Networking Report

Explore evolving priorities, challenges, and budgets as today’s IT leaders explore zero trust networking and cloud-based secure remote access.

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Choosing Between SD-WAN, SSE, and SASE: Which Fits Your Business Needs?

Get through the alphabet soup in this short guide, where we demystify these solutions to help you find the right approach to suit your business goals.

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What Is Identity and Access Management (IAM)?

IAM strengthens remote access security, ensuring only the right users gain access to critical systems and information.

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What Is Multifactor Authentication (MFA)?

MFA adds a critical layer of security to remote access, ensuring that stolen passwords alone can't compromise systems.

USE CASES

Secure remote access by app and industry

Compliance needs, integrations, and more all factor into what secure remote access looks like from one organization to the next.

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Reliable Secure Remote Access for SAP

Hundreds of the world’s biggest brands rely on SAP, and legacy network-centric technology like VPNs increase latency and risk.

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Secure Remote Access for Healthcare

With the rise of telemedicine and remote work, giving healthcare professionals secure remote access to clinical apps is essential.

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Secure Remote Access for US Gov’t Agencies

Boost hybrid workforce productivity and unlock efficiencies with ZTNA for fast, secure, FedRAMP-compliant access to private apps.

CHALLENGES & BEST PRACTICES

Tips and recommendations for secure remote access

Empowering your users with fast, seamless, and safe remote access is the destination. Understand how and why to start the journey.

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4 Reasons Firewalls and VPNs Are Exposing Organizations to Breaches

Firewalls and VPNs expand the attack surface, enable lateral threat movement, and fail to stop data loss. Zero trust is here to help.

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Top 3 Benefits of SASE and How to Achieve Them

Network-centric security falls short for distributed users and apps. SASE delivers direct, secure remote access as close to users as possible.

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VPN Security: Are VPNs Safe?

With scalability issues, limited controls, and inherent vulnerabilities, VPNs are increasingly being replaced by zero trust solutions.

COMPARISONS & ALTERNATIVES

The good, the bad, and the ugly of secure remote access

There’s more than one way to extend secure remote access, but not all methods are created equal.

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Secure Remote Access with a Fast, Simple VPN Alternative

VPNs add latency, compound administrative overhead, and increase risk. Give users secure access from any device and location with a zero trust alternative.

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Compare Top Secure Remote Access Solutions

See how these three secure remote access providers stack up, from features to costs and more, so you can make an informed choice for your organization.

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Why Zero Trust SASE Is the Path to Secure Network Transformation

Traditional networking approaches expand the attack surface and allow lateral movement, undermining your security posture.

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Eliminate Lateral Movement with Zero Trust SD-WAN

Legacy VPN vs. zero trust for secure remote access? No contest. Improve performance and security without complex site-to-site VPN.