Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is a hot networking technology trend that is promising to replace traditional remote access and site-to-site connectivity solutions with a lower cost solution using the public IP infrastructure of the Internet.

VPN technology can add secure accessibility to your existing network from any location with an Internet connection. A VPN can also be deployed as a network-to-network VPN which joins two or more private networks together through an Internet encrypted VPN tunnel. Because VPN technology uses the public IP network infrastructure of the Internet as the data transport backbone and the Internet is not a secure medium, security must be at the top of the list when designing and implementing a VPN. But a properly configured, secure VPN technology can provide many benefits to your organization.

Having a VPN on your Local Area Network and Internet connection supports your users ability to work remotely from anywhere with an Internet connection as if they were onsite connected to the local network. Whether it be for remote users or traveling users, VPN technology enables users to be productive even when not in the office.

Virus – Worm – Spyware - Adware
The last several years, have seen an exponential increase in the number of new viruses, worms, spyware and adware. Currently, 300 to 600 new viruses appear each month, which corresponds to 10 or 20 new viruses per day. These new viruses, worms and spyware are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the way they spread and infect machines.

Now more than ever, it is important to defend every computer in an organization against viruses, worms and spyware in the most effective manner possible as a part of an overall network security strategy.

The world wide web, e-mail capability, and other Internet tools have provided new avenues for communication and the exchange of information, but have brought along hordes of new virus, worm and spyware problems.

Virus, worm and spyware infestations can take your entire network out of service, they can steal your bandwidth causing the network to run much slower than normal and they can generally cause your systems to be unstable and unreliable.
Virus, worm and spyware removal can be difficult, time consuming and sometimes even dangerous. Often the attempts at removal of a virus, worm and spyware infection can result in bigger problems when done incorrectly.

CCM can provide you about your virus, worm, spyware and adware removal and defense strategies. We can go through your network and make sure it is clean and put systems and procedures in place to keep it that way. The services also includes:

• Upgrading computers to Windows 98 or XP
• Solving on-going computer problems
• Verifying backup operations
• Installing software patches
• Ensuring that virus definitions are up to date