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Your remote team relies heavily on VPNs. How can you safeguard against potential vulnerabilities?

How do you keep your remote team secure? Share your strategies for VPN safety.

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Your remote team relies heavily on VPNs. How can you safeguard against potential vulnerabilities?

How do you keep your remote team secure? Share your strategies for VPN safety.

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    Dr. Seema Shah

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    To safeguard against potential VPN vulnerabilities, ensure your team uses strong encryption protocols like OpenVPN or IKEv2, implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), regularly update VPN software, and restrict access based on least privilege principles. Conduct routine security audits, and use split tunneling cautiously. Additionally, educate employees on phishing and other social engineering risks.

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    Akshaykumar Dudhwala 

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    To safeguard VPN-dependent remote teams, enforce zero-trust architecture with device posture checks and context-aware access via SASE. Deploy split tunneling judiciously, segment network traffic, and use MFA + identity federation (SAML/OIDC). Ensure VPN servers support modern protocols (IKEv2/IPSec, WireGuard) with TLS 1.3. Monitor logs using SIEM with anomaly detection, and automate revocation of stale credentials. Harden endpoints with EDR, enforce strict patching SLAs, and use DNS filtering to block malicious destinations. Finally, conduct red teaming and regular VPN penetration testing to identify covert exploits proactively.

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    Vivek Sharma

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    To safeguard a VPN-reliant remote team, implement a layered, proactive security approach: Enforce Strong Authentication: Use MFA to prevent unauthorized access, even with stolen credentials. Keep VPN Software Updated: Regularly patch VPN clients and servers to close known vulnerabilities. Limit Access by Role: Apply least privilege principles to restrict users only to what they need. Monitor Traffic Continuously: Use real-time logging and anomaly detection to spot unusual activity. Segment the Network: Prevent full access if a VPN account is compromised—contain threats quickly. Educate Users: Train your team on phishing, device hygiene, and secure connection practices.

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    Alexia Wong

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    To safeguard against potential vulnerabilities, you need to first set clear rules and guidelines. This is so that your remote team would need to use VPNs in order to stay secured. You should also explain to them why they need to use VPNs. This is so that they would know why it's so important. You should also train them how to use VPN in their work. This is so that they wouldn't have trouble using it.

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    Maria Kristine Villafuerte

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    Keep VPN software up to date, use strong authentication methods, limit access based on roles, and regularly audit for unusual activity.

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