Cyberoam Utm Introduces On-appliance Ssl Vpn

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I am pleased to announce that Cyberoam now offers SSL VPN to customers on its patent-pending UTM appliances.

Given the widespread mobility among employees and corporate networks opening up to partners and customers, SSL VPN I'd say is a must for any organization that wants to deliver Anywhere - Any Device secure remote access. Looking at the fact that road warriors and telecommuters are accessing corporate networks from multiple locations - homes, airports, client networks, public kiosks and that they are not limiting themselves to a single client-installed device - accessing the corporate network over not just laptops, but home computers, PDAs and cell phones, the need for easy web-based, client-less SSL VPN speaks for itself. And then, there's the matter of partners and customers who require access to the corporate extranet, sometimes more.

It's a matter of pride that we have launched the SSL VPN along with the VPNC certification - a confirmation that the Cyberoam SSL VPN works with a wide variety of web portals, browsers and dynamic websites and the SSL client provides a true network extension experience.

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... cumbersome client installations that aren't just expensive, but time-consuming. And well nigh impossible when you think of partner and customer access.

With its web-based and client-based access, the Cyberoam SSL VPN allows secure access to internal applications through any endpoint device from any location, by any authorized person. It achieves this by focusing on the ‘user' and not the ‘device' for authentication. The real benefit from Cyberoam SSL VPN is that it is platform, device and location-independent. Further, it ensures that corporate firewalls do not block remote access, ensuring business continuity.

At the same time, Cyberoam's identity-based access policies allow administrators to limit access to certain applications or offer full access based on the user identity and work profile.

There's also the option of full and split tunneling. While split tunneling ensures tunneling and encryption of traffic to the corporate network, full tunneling secures normal Internet traffic too, routing the remote user's Internet traffic through the SSL VPN tunnel. Sensitive corporate emails can be sent from airport kiosks, hotspots and other public locations without fear of network sniffers accessing the sensitive information.

But, when it comes down to the basics for UTM customers, it's a matter of choice. Organizations that invest in UTM appliances do so for their high efficiency, effective security and ease of management. But with most UTM appliances providing only IPSec VPNs, organizations are forced to function within this limitation or look for dedicated SSL VPN appliances defeating the purpose of a UTM.

The basic premise on which UTMs are deployed is one of comprehensive security in a single appliance. When we provided SSL VPN on the Cyberoam UTM, it was to meet the secure remote connectivity requirements of SMEs and enterprises over the UTM platform - delivering what is expected of a UTM. Cyberoam IPSec. VPN Client is interoperable and compatible with all VPN IPSec compliant gateways and runs on Windows 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista (32 bits) workstations.

I want to know more : http://www.cyberoam.com/vpn.html