Remote Users Drive Enterprise Perimeter Security from IPsec or
L2TP to SSL VPN Says Yankee Group
Juniper/NetScreen, Cisco and Symantec on target for meeting
performance and feature requirements
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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26,
2004--According to the Yankee Group report, New Remote
Connectivity Solutions Plug Potential Loopholes in Enterprise
Security, the market is evolving from providing connectivity
using traditional client-side IP VPNs based on IPsec or L2TP
solutions to providing more ubiquitous connectivity using SSL.
SSL enables users to establish connections to corporate
resources using any browser. Security can authenticate the end
user's identity, but the downside is that an enterprise cannot
ascertain whether the remote device itself is secured.
Primary research by the Yankee Group shows that product
performance and security features rank ahead of both operating
expenses and purchase price as the leading criteria for enterprises
that are switching security vendors. When examining the TCO of
perimeter gateway solutions, the most important factor is the
solution's impact on the corporate security profile to preempt the
staggering costs of recovering from an attack.
When in Remote mode and connected to another computer, new security issues are raised concerning what another person at the remote computer might be able to do on your computer. server model employed, the FastLynx user who connects as the client is in complete control of what FastLynx does on both computers. If a user is present at the computer connected as the FastLynx server, that user cannot copy, move, view, or delete any files on the client computer. The only thing the user at the FastLynx server can do is break the connection. Therefore if you are running FastLynx in Inactive mode, or in Åonnect as client mode, you do not need to worry about what a remote user might do on your computer.
Thinkpad The Yankee Group finds that Juniper/NetScreen nails the target
for customer need and vendor capability. Cisco and Symantec are
also on target for meeting customer expectations and delivering
according to plan. Check Point is missing the target altogether,
with a substandard SSL VPN product and a strategy that does not
address customer
business requirements.
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Microsoft "To provide secure connectivity, organizations must evaluate and
design one security solution that includes everything from remote
employees to corporate
applications," says Eric Ogren, Yankee Group Security Solutions
& Services senior analyst. "The challenge is that companies
must do it in a heterogeneous product world. No vendor in the
market can meet all secure remote connectivity needs from
anywhere, at any time and from any device."
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