Being away from your computer doesn't mean you can't use it. The top remote access software we've tested allows you to control your own machine or someone else's from afar. Justin has helped readers ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. As technology program manager for the city of Alexandria, Va., Nik ...

Personal or consumer VPNs, remote access VPNs and site-to-site VPNs all accomplish similar feats, but in different ways and for various situations. Here’s what each type of VPN is. Moe enjoys making ...

Virtual private networks have shortcomings when it comes to protecting remote network connections. These technologies can replace or supplement them. Once the staple for securing employees working ...

As remote and hybrid work arrangements grow in popularity, information technology (IT) teams must be able to access desktops remotely. This way, they can view or change files, fix technical issues, or ...

Sometimes—maybe often—you need to access your Mac, but you’re not sitting in front of it. You might be an office away, across town, or on the other side of the world. For decades, the fix for this ...

Network and support admins find this capability invaluable, particularly if they must access and interact with PCs (including those running Windows Server as well as desktop versions of Windows) in ...

Remote desktop access can allow you or others in your local network to control your Mac from another computer. If you work from home, there might be situations when you would want to enable remote ...

COVID-19 sends IBM, Google, Amazon, AT&T, Cisco, Apple and others scrambling to securely support an enormous rise in teleworkers, and puts stress on remote-access networks. As the coronavirus spreads, ...

Remote access to your Synology NAS can be a daunting task, especially when considering the security risks of exposing it directly to the internet. The good news? There’s a solution that bypasses these ...