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VPN Best Practices

VPN Best Practices: What Actually Protects You in 2026

In early 2024, Ivanti disclosed critical vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure VPN that were already being actively exploited by threat actors — including nation-state groups. CISA issued an emergency directive ordering federal agencies to disconnect affected devices within 48 hours. If that doesn't make you rethink your VPN best

Carl B. Johnson Jul 05, 2026 5 min read
VPN Best Practices

VPN Best Practices: 9 Rules That Actually Stop Breaches

In May 2024, Check Point disclosed that threat actors were actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in its VPN products — CVE-2024-24919 — to harvest Active Directory credentials and move laterally through enterprise networks. Attackers didn't need a sophisticated exploit chain. They needed one VPN gateway running a default configuration with

Carl B. Johnson May 25, 2025 7 min read