VPNs 'provide a level of trust'

Businesses looking to migrate to virtual private networks (VPNs) should ensure that the hosting provider can clarify what processes and events will be monitored, logged and reported, it has been advised.

In order to ensure enterprises meet data compliance legislation and guidelines, a VPN provider should be able to release the information required, Tech Target reported.

Security controls and logging are dependent on the provider's security model and businesses should remember that event monitoring and logging are often required parts of their own compliance procedures.

One way businesses could migrate to a VPN could be to move to a Linux virtual private server, which can allow firms to easily establish a VPN connection.

Recent research by the BSI Group found that almost one in five small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have unknowingly breached the Data Protection Act at least once.

Of these SMBs, nearly 50 per cent admitted they had breached the law on several occasions.

Tech Target stated: "VPNs provide the ability to create a secure network connection across a public network through the use of encryption; thus, VPNs provide privacy and a level of trust."

Written by Tim Dunton