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Remote Access VPN

What is Remote Access VPN?

A virtual private network that allows individual users to connect to a private network from a remote location over the internet. Remote access VPNs encrypt all traffic between the user's device and the corporate network.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as remote access vpn. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on remote access vpn

Requirements naming remote access vpn across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

HKMA TM-G-11 control

HKMA TM-G-1 Information Security Programme. Comprehensive technical + administrative + physical security controls. (1) INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMME (TM-G-1.6.1) - documented + Board-approved information security programme + governance + roles + ISMS-style al...

HKMA-TMG1-InfoSec-Access-PAM-Network-Crypto-DLP-Endpoint · TM-G-1 Information Security Programme + Access + PAM + Network + Crypto + DLP + Vulnerability + Endpoint

Kuwait NCF Protect function (Infrastructure). Network Security and Segmentation: defense in depth + perimeter (firewall + WAF + DDoS mitigation) + internal segmentation (microsegmentation + VLAN + zero-trust network access ZTNA) + east-west traffic inspection...

KNCF-Protect-Network-Configuration-Vulnerability-Physical-Secure-SDLC-Hardening-Patching-Drift · Kuwait NCF Protect + Network + Configuration + Vulnerability + Physical + Secure SDLC

Lloyds MS11.4 Access Control and Privileged Access Management - identity and access management (IAM) per industry best practice (ISO 27001 A.9 + NIST SP 800-53 AC family) + role-based access control (RBAC) + least privilege + segregation of duties + identity l...

LLOYDS-MS11-Access-Control-Privileged-MFA-Vulnerability-Patch-Management-MS11-4-5-PRA-Senior-Managers-Regime · Lloyds MS11 Access Control + Privileged + MFA + Vulnerability + Patch + MS11.4-5

Implement Operations Security + Physical/Environmental Security + Communications and Network Security per MTCS SS 584. Operations Security (ISO 27001 Annex A.12 alignment) - documented operating procedures + capacity management + separation of dev/test/prod +...

MTCS-Operations-Physical-Network-Tier-III-Data-Centre-Hardening-Patching-Network-Segmentation-DDoS · MTCS Operations + Physical + Network + Tier III Data Centre + Hardening + Patching + Segmentation + DDoS

Implement Access Control + Cryptography + Network and Infrastructure Security per MAS TRM Chapters 9 + 10. Chapter 9 Access Control + Cryptography - access control policy + user identification + authentication (Multi-Factor Authentication MFA required for priv...

MAS-TRM-Access-Cryptography-Network-Security-Chapters-9-10-MFA-PKI-Encryption-Network-Segmentation · MAS TRM Access Control + Cryptography + Network + Chapters 9-10 + MFA + PKI + Encryption + Network Segmentation

Apply Section 6.3 network security including: network segmentation per NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust + microsegmentation + DMZ + jump servers + bastion hosts + perimeter firewalls + host-based firewalls + IDS/IPS + DDoS protection + DNS security (DNSSEC + DoH) +...

NISTSP123-6 · Network Security and Server Communications

Questions people ask about remote access vpn

What is Remote Access VPN?
A virtual private network that allows individual users to connect to a private network from a remote location over the internet. Remote access VPNs encrypt all traffic between the user's device and the corporate network.
Why is Remote Access VPN important for compliance?
Remote Access VPN is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding remote access vpn helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Remote Access VPN?
Remote Access VPN appears in the requirement text of HKMA TM-G-1, Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework, Lloyd's Minimum Standards - Cyber Security, MTCS (Singapore), Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Remote Access VPN?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how remote access vpn applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Remote Access VPN applies across compliance frameworks

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