Given the rapidly increasing number of employees who work from home, VPN (virtual private network) infrastructures are particularly at risk. … The focus is on so-called VPN concentrators. A VPN concentrator is in the ‘middle’ of the network, i.e. at the hub; it concentrates VPN connections and forwards traffic. This is usually hardware for cryptographic …
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Kids more likely to click on links and download malware. … With millions of students potentially studying from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals have shifted their efforts towards exploiting the applications that Australia’s more than 3.9m students rely on most. … Authorities have warned about cybercriminals targeting the virtual private network (VPN) tools …
Cyber attackers are definitely going to be targeting VPNs as a means of accessing the corporate network or SaaS accounts from a compromised user’s personal computer. … “Attackers will definitely be targeting access through VPNs as many companies are simply not ready for an attack from this vector,” Carolyn Crandall, Attivo Networks. “With VPN split-tunnelling, …
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With the recent rapid rise in the number of remote and mobile workers, VPN infrastructures are under risk. Increases in the scale and load on VPN infrastructures are taxing these remote worker technologies, and less secure operations are creating new opportunities for attackers.
Hackers are targeting unpatched VPNs (virtual private networks), work-at-home staff and remote employees amid coronavirus workforce shifts, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned in an alert. CISA is urging organizations to implement the following six recommendations if considering telework options: Update VPNs, network infrastructure devices, and devices …
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