Cyberoam UTM introduces SSL VPN

MASSACHUSETTS, USA: Cyberoam, a provider of Identity-based unified threat management (UTM) solutions,  introduced on-appliance SSL VPN on its UTM appliances.

Cyberoam could now deliver secure, remote access to road warriors, telecommuters, partners and customers who access the corporate network from multiple locations including home, client networks, public kiosks, hotspots over varied devices like laptops, mobile devices and home and public desktops.

Cyberoam on-appliance SSL VPN eliminated limitations of IPSec VPNs which required expensive, time consuming client installations and lack the flexibility required to deliver secure, remote access. VPNC certified Cyberoam SSL VPN with its network extension client was an effective replacement for IPSec.

Abhilash Sonwane, VP, Product Management, Cyberoam, said: “Today’s business environment is becoming highly mobile and open. Employees are extending their workday by carrying work home, telecommuters are rising, road warriors are accessing the corporate network from multiple locations and devices. On the other side, corporate networks are becoming more open with access to customers and partners to the corporate extranet. This calls for a highly flexible remote access solution. SSL VPN fills the need and we are happy to announce that our Cyberoam UTM range now offers SSL VPN over the same platform.”

In contrast to IPSec VPNs which required client installation on user devices, Cyberoam SSL VPN offered web-based and client-based access, allowing secure access to internal applications through any endpoint device from any location, by any authorised person by focusing on the ‘user’ and not the ‘device’ for authentication. Further, it ensured that corporate firewalls do not block remote access, ensuring business continuity.