A cloud VPN, also known as a hosted VPN or VPN as a Service (VPNaaS), enables a secure connection between users and business systems, regardless of physical locations. As new cloud technologies have emerged and the remote workforce has increased in recent years, many organizations are switching to cloud VPNs over traditional VPNs.
Traditional VPNs were not designed to be compatible with the cloud, so they do not provide enough security protection for cloud environments. Cloud VPNs offer instant scalability and cost-efficiency since businesses do not have to invest time and money into building and maintaining a VPN infrastructure. The typical components of a cloud VPN include a cloud VPN gateway, a VPN client, and a cloud-based web application for management.
Site-to-site VPN: A site-to-site VPN configuration transmits data through multiple LANs located on the organization’s premises. Even though this model reduces installation and maintenance costs, it can increase computing power utilization, affecting the speed of communication.
Remote access VPN: A remote access VPN connects remote users to its on-premises, private cloud or to public cloud networks using a client portal and a login. The cloud VPN application is installed on the user’s device, and with the help of a network access server, secure remote access to a private network is established.
Through a cloud VPN, the security teams in an enterprise can ensure that the resources in the network can communicate with each other seamlessly in a complex IT environment and provide employees, wherever they are, a secure connection to both the company’s cloud and on-premises data. This cloud VPN can also authenticate users and ensure security with multi-factor authentication methods.
Some other benefits are:
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