--- title: Is your Business' Remote Access VPN Really Secure? description: Here's a quick best practice hit list to improve your remote access VPN security. image: https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/hubfs/HT-CBTS_VPN_Best_Practices_Infographicv2.jpg --- -   -   -   -   [![Hawaiian Telcom](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HAWN_TELCOM_LOGO_two-color-RGB%20(1).png?width=350&height=124&name=HAWN_TELCOM_LOGO_two-color-RGB%20(1).png "Hawaiian Telcom")](http://www.hawaiiantel.com) - [Residential](https://www.hawaiiantel.com) - [Business](https://www.hawaiiantel.com/business) - [Wholesale](https://www.hawaiiantel.com/wholesale-carrier-services) - [About US](https://www.hawaiiantel.com/about-us) ≡︎Menu ## [Connections](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections) ### The Hawaiian Telcom Blog - - [Internet / WiFi](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-internet-wifi) - [Television](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-television) - [Voice](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-voice) - [Security](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-security) - [Cloud](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-cloud) - [IT Solutions](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-it-solutions) - [Community](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-community) - [Technical Support](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-technical-support) - [Visit Hawaiiantel.com](http://hawaiiantel.com) - [Home](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections) - [Security](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-security) - Is your Business' Remote Access VPN Really Secure? # Is your Business' Remote Access VPN Really Secure? ![](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/hubfs/HT-CBTS_VPN_Best_Practices_Infographicv2.jpg) By [Hawaiian Telcom](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/author/hawaiian-telcom) on Jun 22, 2020, 12:42:57 PM Tags: [Security](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/topic-security), [Infographic](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/type-infographic), [Working Remotely](https://blog.hawaiiantel.com/connections/tag/working-remotely) The good news is you quickly got your workforce up and running using the work-from-home (WFH) model. The bad news is by implementing a broad remote access VPN solution, you just expanded your attach surface by orders of magnitude. With WFH becoming the new norm, now is a good time to mitigate security risks associated with our remote access solution. Here's a quick best practice hit list to improve your remote access VPN security. 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