In an effort to share guidance and help protect those working from home during stay at home mandates, the Cybersecurity Forum Initiative (CSFI), a non-profit think tank who provides cyber warfare awareness, guidance and security solutions, released an unclassified white paper to detail how virtual private networks (VPN) can be compromised, thus exposing security flaws for corporations and individuals. Marek Hajn, of IT-CNS, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based data security firm, co-authored the report.
CSFI is comprised of a large community of over 81,000 Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare professionals from the government, military, private sector, and academia.
In the paper, the authors explain how VPNs are often targets of network cyberattacks and how to best protect a corporation’s exposure to attacks. The authors recommend the following protective steps at the enterprise level:
In support of personal security, the authors added the following for individuals:
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The white paper is available for download at Safety4Data.com. In addition, Safety4Data is free to use through July 2020.