Secure Remote Access - Oe office everywhere Oe is a managed solution for Remote Access to corporate networks utilising SSL (Secure Socket Layer) VPN technology. A fully secure and managed service provides authorised and authenticated access to corporate systems. Allows Enterprises to build secure Extranets or secure corporate Intranets that empower employees / clients / customers to work more productively. This easy to integrate service ensures that the benefits can be realised quickly without the requirement for lengthy implementations. Harnessing existing access technologies such as the Internet, Broadband, wireless and other mobile devices Oe provides the security and supportability to support the mobile enterprise. This clientless solution means that it is scaleable to support the changing needs of the business.     Oe  office everywhere   Mobility   Applications   Enterprise   Security VPlus general   Investment - ROI   Security   Capability   Mobility   Flexibility   Performance   Global Pro Login

Remote access - SSL VPNs

The total cost of SSL VPNs is a low cost secure business solution. There is no need for costly equipment to be deployed to each worker or for every PC to be pre-configured. For most web-based applications, users don't require a client program installed, making it much easier to give any employee or partner secure remote access to the network. SSL VPNs enable access from virtually any Internet browser, practically anywhere in the World. They are a natural fit for remote access applications.

SSL is the most widely deployed security protocol in the world and as such, it has undergone a tremendous amount of scrutiny. This doesn’t mean it is totally secure indefinitely, but it does mean that it has been tested extensively by security experts and no weaknesses have been found. The most well known use of SSL is in the HTTPS protocol to secure web-based commerce. Today, industries entrust billions of dollars in transactions to it. SSL is the default solution for securing application to application communications, and has now been implemented to handle secure remote access VPNs. Providing mobile data over SSL remote access is merely a new application of a well-established technology, not a new technology seeking a useful application.

SSL for secure remote access is easily enabled using the encryption and authentication capabilities built into every Web browser to provide secure remote access to private applications.

By combining SSL-enabled Web browsers with a managed VPN gateway to terminate connections and provide security, SSL VPNs provide teleworkers with a mobile access network allowing them to access applications from virtually anywhere.

VPlus Networks Managed SSL VPN service uses this well established technology and adds additional features to provide a highly useable managed VPN and managed security solution. Additional features include:

Rich Access Privilege Management Capabilities, which allow you to control access to your internal resources on an employee by employee basis.

End-to-End Layered Security. Numerous security options area available to help secure the VPN end to end. This includes a ‘hostchecker’ feature which can check the end device for processes such as antivirus software, to a two factor authentication system which authenticates the end user on both something they know (such as a PIN number) and something they have (a One Time Password generating key fob).

Performance Scalability. Performance enhancing features, including SSL acceleration and clustering, provide optimal scalability.

High Availability. Remote access gateways can be clustered to provide high availability options.

Network Connect. In addition to providing access to Web enabled applications, a VPlus Networks Managed SSL VPN can give the end user access to arbitrary applications through the use of ‘Network Connect’ – a small piece of software that can be downloaded dynamically and provide IP layer access to the private network.

An SSL based VPN provides industry tested security with tremendous ease of use. It is available on most modern operating systems and allows flexible working in a variety of ways that are easy to understand and highly secure.