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VPN / Firewall

Have you ever been away from your office and needed an important document from your work computer? Wouldn’t it be nice to access files and documents no matter where you are? A VPN connection provides a secure environment for offsite access. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and is a way to securely connect a local computer to a remote computer or network. You can use a VPN anywhere in the world as long as you have an Internet connection. Using a VPN is a very inexpensive method of staying connected to your office no matter where you go. A VPN uses encryption, encapsulation, authorization and tunneling to accomplish this remarkable level of security.

A FIREWALL can either be software or hardware. If you have a router in your company then you probably have a hardware firewall. The most common software firewall is the window’s firewall. A firewall is used to keep intruders from gaining access to your computer or network. A firewall filters all incoming and outgoing network traffic to determine if anything is malicious. A firewall is the best front-line defense system against hackers.