Computer Sciences and Information Technology
Remote machines
To detail how you can identify information about a remote machine. You should detail what techniques you could use and how you could mitigate the exposure of information due to those techniques.
Remote machines
Different techniques can be adopted accessing information and data in remote machines; however, security measures and approaches need to be adopted in the process to ensure that information is protected in the different techniques used. Remote machines entail machines and devices that a user have not physical access, but they can only access them using network link from another computer. The network connections connect remote machines and physical machines using the network. In this regard, the user of a computer is able to work and access data and information from another computer they cannot access physically; thus, they can implement different functions and operations. Different techniques can be adopted in identifying information from remote machines, but precautionary security measures need to be adopted to prevent information from the risks and threats of theft or being exposed to unauthorized parties.
Techniques for accessing remote machines
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
The techniques of accessing remote machines ensure that two computers or devices in different locations are connected via the internet, and thus one can retrieve or use information from one device to another. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is a technique that can be adopted in accessing information from remote machines (Stein, Joseph, and Tim, 2005). The VPN is achieved by turning a public internet connection to a private network that can link selected and authorized persons to work and interact together. In this regard, the VPN software develops a data tunnel for the corporate network linked to an exit node in another location across the globe or location. The VPNs develop telepresence that makes it possible for one to work as they were in the office with their organizational machine with files and applications at their disposal despite being in different locations from the office. The data channel created provides one with all the resources in the form of data, applications, and files such that they can work comfortably from different locations just as they would have done while in the office. Equally important, for VPN connections to be productive and useful, they must achieve the connections or tunnels and protect the connection. Additionally, the security of the connection and the data in the course of using a VPN connection is of utmost importance for both the company and the related individuals (Stanton, 2005). The security measures taken include the encryption of data and the adoption of masking features in the interest of protecting the online operations and keeping people anonymous in the course of their operations. Therefore, VPN connection enables organizations and individuals to connect to remote machines and further adopt security measures to secure and encrypt connection makes virtual working and operations very successful.
Desktop sharing
Desktop sharing techniques are used to identify information from remote machines. Desktop sharing enhances the connection of users to remote machines by using software tools to achieve presentation, real-time sharing of files, or application with different related parties (Mittal et al., 2017). Desktop sharing techniques make it possible to adopt different applications such as webinars, remote support, presentation sharing in video conferences, and real-time global collaborations on different projects. Additionally, desktop sharing has a remote login feature that enables one to access remote machines from different devices such as a tablet, phones, desktop, and laptop that are web-connected. The desktop sharing technique ensures that software and applications are used to connect devices in different locations via the internet, such that files and information from remote machines can be accessed. On the other hand, security measures need to be adopted to ensure that information and data is not at security risks (Kuhn, 2010). In this case, authentication processes are adopted to certify that the users on the other side are authorized and credible. The authentication risk ensures that persons accessing desktop sharing techniques have appropriate techniques in the form of passwords.
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Remote machine information can be accessed through the adoption of privileged Access Management (PAM) technique. The PAM techniques ensure that one can access remote machine information through privileged or admin accounts (Purba, Anton, and Mohammad, 2018). PAM is made up of technological innovations and tools that can effectively secure monitor and control access using privileged accounts to organizational resources. The PAM solutions operate well beyond desktop sharing and VPN since they can effectively manage identities, thus improving the security of connections and organizational data. Additionally, the PAM solutions have different security features such as data access control, user activity monitoring, credential obfuscation, and advanced credential security systems. The security features ensure that there is constant oversight on the different operations in the target areas, thus decreasing unauthorized network access and uncovering suspicious operations on the network. PAM solutions are adopted in accessing remote machines that have sensitive information or operations, and there is a restriction to access resources by the users. Additionally, the PAM operations pose some security challenges to data and connection that can be effectively addressed through restricting and expanding user access as needed and at the right time (Haber and Hibbert, 2018). This approach ensures that malicious operations and activities can be eliminated before they negatively affect the organization or individuals of interest.
VPAM: Vendor Privileged Access Management
VPAM technique is adopted in accessing information from remote machines with the view offering two accounts for either the internal users or the external users. The internal users include persons working within an organization, while the external users include third parties such as the vendors and the contractors (Dinnor, 2010). The separation of the two parties made in the interest of enhancing security to separate the information and resources from the remote machines that can be accessed by the different parties. The external pose threats to the network and information, and thus they have separate accounts that are closely monitored for risky user behaviors. The VPAM accounts are closely monitored by the admins such that they have information and identity of every account user as well as the information they should access from their remote machines (Butler, 2012). The VPAM approach ensures that users can access information from remote machines with security measures being keenly maintained and observed. Additionally, the utmost security measures adopted in VPAM is ensuring that admins and network managers are effectively able to authenticate and identify users using VPAM advanced technologies such that only legitimate operation and access are implemented.
Conclusion
Different techniques are adopted in the identification and accessing of remote machines, with each technique maintaining high-security levels to ensure the operations are not compromised. The different techniques adopted in accessing remote machines include virtual private networks, desktop sharing, privileged access management, and Vendor privilege access management. The different techniques have tools, applications, and software that use the network connection to connect computers and devices with remote machines such that one can access information and data from different locations. Additionally, the different techniques are enhanced with security measures to ensure that malicious or third parties do not compromise connection, operations, or work at their own interests.
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