Making smart VPN recommendations for customers

Tony Anscombe, global security evangelist at ESET

The virtual private network is a tried-and-true part of many companies’ approach to both remote access and security.

So what do solution providers need to know about VPN technology today? How can you recommend and implement the best solutions for your customers, and make sure they are secure and stay secure? And how can you find some new business around VPNs?

Tony Anscombe of ESET joins us for this edition of the podcast to discuss these issues and more.

We discuss:

• the difference between consumer and enterprise-grade VPNs;
• VPNs are privacy tools versus tools for remote access to corporate networks;
• the relationship between RDP and VPN;
• what MSPs and other VPN administrators need to think about in terms of securing their installation;
• why securing the VPN is so important;
• why VPN credentials are a risk for social engineering attacks;
• decision points for customers on what type of VPN to recommend for customers;
• what to look for in a VPN solution, be it hardware or software;
• what to train customers’ VPN users on, including the basics of cyber hygiene;
• the fact that VPNs don’t mean whatever users do is secure by default; 
• why patching is so important with VPN solutions and
• why customers with public RDP are low hanging fruit in terms of business opportunities.

All this and much more are in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.