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Decent security is extremely important. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is increasingly used to improve this. It is now possible to use 2FA with DUO Security on Remote Desktop and OpenVPN.
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Terms and Conditions are the default rules that apply concluding agreements. As a result, we do not have to negotiate the (standard) agreements with every new agreement. In fact, this is exactly how we view IT and make and offer our services: scalable and affordable through standardization.

By applying Terms and Conditions, we not only save time and money. We also ensure that all parties know where they stand, including various issues which are not regulated by law. This way we prevent a lot of unnecessary risks.

Because we are IT specialists and not lawyers, we have not written our Terms and Conditions ourselves, but use those from a branch organization.

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Information security is one of the important key values for 1A First Alternative. For years we have been careful with data and developing services in which security is implicitly guaranteed. To raise this to a higher level, we have requested certification according to the ISO 27001 standard. The management establishes the policy, assesses the risks, determines the measures and periodically assesses the operation of the policy and the compliance with these measures internally and externally.
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VPN, or Virtual Private Networking, is intended to enable working remotely in a safe way. When you have created a VPN connection, you are connected to the office network and you can immediately access all your data. It has been possible for years to make such a VPN connection with your 1A-server. First only with PPTP, then OpenVPN was added, and recently we have added IPsec. Because the PPTP protocol belongs to a different era and has a lower security level, we have been promoting usage of OpenVPN or IPsec instead of PPTP for a while now. Continue reading “Working remotely, easy and safe” →

ISO 27001 is an international standard for the information security management system of an organization, the ISMS. This system focuses on the safety of all (digital) data of the organization by continually reducing risks in the field of information security. The standard is used both internally and externally to assess whether the organization complies with the laws and regulations and the company’s own criteria for the safety of information.
Continue reading “The road to ISO 27001 certification: phase 1 external audit passed” →