Steganos launches Steganos Secure VPN.Steganos has launched a new service to enable home and mobile workers to securely connect to their employers' networks, eliminating the risk that hotspot providers, ISPs or hackers could eavesdrop eaves·drop intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops To listen secretly to the private conversation of others. on connections. As a bonus, Steganos Secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. enables internet activities, including research and online shopping, to be carried out anonymously. Wi-Fi hotspots at cafes, pubs, train stations and ,airports have become a popular way for people on the move to connect their computers to the corporate network via the internet. The risk is that data could be intercepted by the hot spot provider or a hacker A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with a strong technical background who is "hacking away" at the bits and bytes. between the hotspot and the destination server. Data at risk includes network passwords, email passwords, emails and unencrypted company confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead . People working from home equally place corporate assets in jeopardy, with the risk that the ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. or someone further down the connection could intercept the data as it crosses the internet. Steganos Secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) provides an encrypted en·crypt tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts 1. To put into code or cipher. 2. Computer Science and secure link between the user and the internet. The Steganos server acts as intermediary between users and the internet, forwarding requests and data, ,and ensuring that emails, webpages and documents are delivered to the end-user through a secure link. All data is encrypted using the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. standard which is best known for securing online banking and shopping transactions. ISPs, hot spot providers and hackers cannot penetrate this secure link--even if they can intercept data, it is encrypted and so worthless to unauthorised users. Because all connections are secure, users can download and send email, access files on the corporate network, engage in instant message, chat, blogs and auctions; and be confident all the while that all passwords and data are protected from interception. Users can also use the internet anonsanously, since all connections run through the Steganos server. Websites and online service providers are unable to trace the user's IP address. wwww.steganos.com |
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