On Monday 11 August 2014 at 12:16:07 (EU time), Jason Haar wrote:
> On 11/08/14 20:08, Antony Stone wrote:
> > Security between the client and the proxy, without security between
> > the proxy and the web server? Why?
>
> Well for one thing, it could be used as an "application vpn": ie allow
> your company devices to have all their web surfing via the corporate
> proxy server, which does AV and content-filtering. Certainly more secure
> than going direct from random hotels, coffee shops, etc. I can certainly
> attest that most malware issues we see are occurring when computers are
> *not* on the corporate network: ie they get infected at home, via raw
> Internet surfing.
Agreed, however the solution I would use for this is a VPN :)
Regards,
Antony.
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