Broadband security issues
Until recently, most businesses were blissfully unaware of
the security issues associated with attaching their company
to the Internet. However, recent publicity about hacker attacks
launched on companies, or launched from a company's PCs that
have been taken over by hackers has significantly increased
awareness of security issues.
Hacker attacks are a more significant issue on broadband attached
networks for two major reasons. These are "always-on"
connections meaning that a hacker can attempt to breach security
at odd hours when no one is likely to notice. Further, these
connections often use static IP addresses so a hacker can consistently
come back to the site to work on their attacks.
It is clear that businesses attached to the broadband Internet
need to make sure they have a firewall security solution in
place that can allow employees to access the Internet, while
preventing unauthorized access to the internal network.
VPN and Broadband
One of the most compelling uses of broadband connections is
to allow businesses of all
