alternative microsoft remote desktop mac

On November 5, 2019, The FortiGuard Labs team recommends that customers immediately apply the latest patches from Microsoft for CVE-2019-0708 on any affected machines, and where possible, also disable RDP completely. VPN / RDP setup is a hassle for IT and users Need to set up VPN user/group management and also RDP user/group management, resulting in redundant work and difficulty to track/manage Yes – Consistent remote access experience across Windows, MAC, and Linux operating systemsĬost effective starting at €4,58 per user per month (volume license discount availableĬomplex & expensive to setup and manage manual security updates requires company-issued device facing constant user support challenges No – always troubleshooting issues, and requires manual updates Requires setting up & managing VPN gateway for each office Just use any personal device, including tablets, smartphones, Chromebook Disabling split-tunneling reduces productivity enabling split-tunneling increases risk. Users often forget they are on VPN and all personal traffic (Youtube) are also routed through the corporate network, congesting the network. VPN CPU/memory can overload and needs to be upgradedĬorporate access uses corporate bandwidth. Quick & easy (both IT deployed and end user self-provision) Limited built-in tools with MS native RDP client Lag & Unable to support 3D CAD / CAM and streaming video & RDP support for MAC is weakįile transfer, lock keyboard/mouse, chat, etc High performance 3D CAD / CAM capable 1080p 60fps 4k 30fps No – Need company-issued device to ensure security Yes – Can use any personal device including mobile tablets and phones No – Painful to setup and use VPN and RDP VPN can take 20+ seconds to connect, and RDP is often slow. Need to worry about different versions of VPN client and RDP as well as compatibility issuesĭisable / Enable file transfer and remote printĬlick & connect – fast remote connections Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) warned, ” As VPNs are 24/7, organizations are less likely to keep them updated with the latest security updates and patches.” (March 13, 2020) Yes, automatically updates itself against new threats

No (too much trust is established between the remote device and corporate network, exposing lateral threats, such as ransomware) Gartner’s June 2019 analysis predicts that by 2023, 60% of enterprises will phase out their remote access VPN in favor of Zero Trust Network Access solutions*. Yes (authentication is first established through Splashtop cloud broker, and only after this arms-length authentication is successful, the remote user is given access to the authorized system).

Alternative microsoft remote desktop mac