I remember the days when you could set up dial-up modems and have users connect to your NT 4.0 Server using Remote Access Service (RAS). Combining multiple modems in a multilink to increase bandwidth ...

Network gateway provider Net6 announced on Monday the availability of release 4.0 of its Hybrid-VPN Gateway, a secure remote access product that the company says combines the strengths of IPSec and ...

A leading SSL VPN vendor has admitted that the window of opportunity for SSL VPN -- today's main rival to IPSec VPN -- may only last another few years. A leading SSL VPN vendor has admitted that the ...

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, extend the reach of LANs without requiring owned or leased private lines. Companies can use VPNs to provide remote and mobile users with network access, connect ...

We looked at six VPN routers designed for small businesses, ranging from the popular Cisco brand to lesser-known names like DrayTek and UTT Technologies. We setup and evaluated each to determine how ...

“Clientless VPN” technology is catching on as the term that describes products that serve as an alternative to traditional IP Security-based VPNs. These products come into play when an IPSec-based VPN ...

VPNs date back to the 1990s when the public internet lacked almost any form of security, and the technology was developed to provide secure and cost-effective connections across this insecure ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Software ...

Do you want to be secure–I mean really secure–when you’re on the Internet? If so, then you want a virtual private network. A VPN creates a secure “tunnel” across the Internet between you and your ...