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Virtual Private Network (VPN) Security and Monitoring Controls

Database Transactional-Based Fraud: Enhancing Transaction Security and Addressing the Halloween Problem

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a group of network hosts that can transfer encrypted data between themselves on a Virtual Private Network. The technology creates a safe encrypted connection, usually over public networks such as the internet, that allows remote users and locations such as branch offices, to securely access and share resources. The main benefit is… Read More »

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policies and Practices

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Organizations allowing employees to use their own personal devices such as smart phone and tablets to conduct organization business. The SANS Reading Room article, SANS Survey on Mobility/BYOD Security Policies and Practices found that 61% of organizations allowed personal devices to connect to protected company systems, but only 9% of organizations were truly… Read More »