Hate seeing your organization in the headlines?
You may have seen a recent headline-making story about a network being hacked at the US State Department. Hackers "stole sensitive U.S. Information and passwords," according to the report.
The State Department "disabled a technology known as secure sockets layer, used to transmit encrypted information over the Internet. Hackers can exploit weaknesses in this technology to break into computers, and they can use the same technology to transmit stolen information covertly off a victim's network." According to CBS News, many users at the State Department were instructed to change their passwords.
The net effects of this incident are:
- sensitive information was compromised
- another embarrassment to the Federal government
- resources were distracted in an effort to repair the damage caused and reduce the chances of subsequent breaches
- reinforcement of the fact that SSL is inherently unsafe
Users of Blue Ridge Networks(TM) products and services can rest assured that because of the security-centric architecture of the BorderGuard(R), enabling remote access to enterprise resources strengthens their security posture and minimizes, if not eliminates, the chance of an attack.
Blue Ridge Networks users are confident because:
- BorderGuard is immune to all known attacks
- there have been no reported vulnerabilities in the technology in the 11+ year history of the BorderGuard
- Blue Ridge Networks' own technology, Tunnel Lock(TM), prevents direct hacker attacks to PCs by forcing all communications to run through perimeter security services first
- no communications go into or out of enterprise computers unless strongly authenticated to each other
For a more in-depth technical discussion of the strength of the Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard, or to test out the system in your own network, contact one of our secure communications experts at info@blueridgenetworks.com or 800/722.1168.
Give us a call at 1-800-722-1168 or contact us today online to talk about tailoring a RemoteLink Solution to meet remote connectivity needs and overall network security requirements.