With the approval of Royal Decree-Law 28/2020, of September 22, from distance work companies have to adapt to the New Era of Telework and consequently to keep their computer security system updated, as well as include new systems so that the company's data does not fall into hackers.
How can I make my employees connect to the company from their homes? I need my employees to connect safely to my company's network.
In order for an employee to connect to our company virtually and can access the information located within the infrastructure it is necessary to create a VPN or virtual private network. Getting a safe connection between teleworking and the company.
There are companies that are still using platforms such as OneDrive or Dropbox so that their employees have access to the company's information, but this type of application is units when it comes to disconnecting an employee, that is, imagine that an employee stops working in the company, and because of the telecommut Do you have in your laptop? Just eraseing the account does not work, you will continue to have the data on your computer. Therefore, many companies have decided to invest in computer security and have included a VPN system in their facilities to access the data remotely, without the need to save data on the worker's computer.
What VPN systems exist? How can I include a VPN in my company?
The Free VPN system requires different applications in turn. The first requirement for a free VPN is that the public IP that your domain is assigned is fixed, that is, it does not change IP every so often. How do you get this? With Dyndns, a service that updates the information on what your public IP is and that way, although your IP changes, all equipment will know what IP is connected thanks to that service. The alternative to that service and is much more used is NO-IP.
Once the program is installed and configured on your server or PC you must create a user for the VPN network, within “network connections” with the “new incoming connection” option, whose user and password will be the one that asks you to request access to the VPN. You must open the router ports, although in computer security it is not highly recommended, it will be necessary for the VPN configuration.
The semi-gratuita option would be to hire any Internet service that the IP is fixed. For example, the service hired in Movistar would be around € 30 per month with VAT included or in the case of Vodafone would be € 14 + VAT per month. Once you have the contracted service you can, or configure the connection before or take another step, install a Linux server with the Samba software.
With Samba and Linux implemented in your company, you will have the possibility to configure the VPN, create users to have access to shared folders, administer permits that each user will have, even administer printers you want to share and which do not, in addition to having folders shared with several access levels configured available to the administrator.
In addition, we can include in this Samba and Linux package, a virus detection system such as CLAMAV with a graphic system, or sofos that is free for a user and has no graphic system, Firetools, Rootkit Hunter or Qubes. With CLAMAV included, you will have the best antivirus scanner, which will detect 99% of them, will hold if any file that has been shared contains a virus or not. If you want to have a graphic environment your option will be CLAMTK, which will have the same characteristics.
Computer security is very important for a company, whatever its size, and the best option is to have a Firewall, and what better way to implement it with a VPN. The most recommended options are those offered by Sonicwall, a company dedicated mainly to content control and network security
For the first option, computer security is at critical levels since it is not very safe to depend on external services, and for the second option the option would be very viable. The third option is the option that Gowtech advises to our clients, since it gives us security, control and effective visibility. Many of the ransomware, malware attacks, phishing attacks that come by email, malicious files of Microsoft Office, IoT malware attacks ... IoT ...
Gowtech is dedicated to the installation and configuration of Sonicwall products, more specifically in its Firewalls devices. In addition, we also dedicate ourselves to implement a more economical system as the second option.
Contact us if you want to implement some of the aforementioned services.
