Security is critical to the successful deployment of VPNs.
Information is a critical business asset and technology advances make it increasingly difficult to protect business applications. Companies also realize the cost savings of connecting remote users and mobile professionals via the Internet to reduce long distance telephone charges. More business communications are now running over the Internet, creating potentially serious security risks if not managed properly. The stakes have never been higher for organizations trying to protect network access and information integrity. In order to build remote access infrastructure to support traveling employees, telecommuters, contractors and after-hours workers, organizations are migrating applications from private networks to run over the Internet.