Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. As technology program manager for the city of Alexandria, Va., Nik ...

Having the remote host connect to a VPN server gets around the issue of rejected incoming connections, as all traffic goes through the VPN tunnel initiated by the remote host itself. Additionally, it ...

Virtual private networks have shortcomings when it comes to protecting remote network connections. These technologies can replace or supplement them. Once the staple for securing employees working ...

Some apps on your iPhone and iPad may ask for permission to find and connect to devices on your local network. These apps usually need to find compatible devices on your network — smart home apps may ...

Companies of all sizes recognize that remote access has the power to drive productivity, improve customer service and add agility to the corporate business model by allowing users timely and secure ...

Since Apple sunsetted macOS’s remote network connector, Back to My Mac, I have looked for a system that would provide full access to devices on my home LAN when I was outside the network (see “Apple ...

AnyDesk and Avert IT Distribution are delivering secure, high-performance remote access solutions across Africa.

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to access your computer over a network, but connecting from outside your local network (over the internet) introduces additional challenges. If you can connect ...

Since the router is the guardian of your network, you’d think that router manufacturers would ship them with default options configured for security. However, several of the stock options on your ...