Tips & Tricks

Here is a question I get a lot: “Do virtual private networks provide effective security for businesses?” The short answer is: Yes! Now, here is the longer answer: VPNs use encryption to create a secur...

We are living through historic times. I can’t believe that one day we will tell our kids: “I remember when people fought for toilet paper during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Or actually, our kids may be ev...

The start of a new year means that it’s time to make New Year’s Resolutions — or, if you’re like me, make the same resolutions that you’ve made many times in the past (“eat healthier” has been on my l...

When I started working at Devolutions a long time ago (it’s been five years — time flies when you’re having fun!), I thought my language skills were pretty good. I mean, I’m fluent in English and Fren...

Certificates are easily deployed in an Active Directory (AD) infrastructure, but using them to manage access — especially to websites hosted on an Internet Information Services (IIS) server — can be c...

Managed services providers (MSPs) help businesses — especially small and mid-sized firms that don’t have millions of dollars to hire in-house IT experts — increase their capacity and skillset, reduce ...

We are always looking for ways to help IT professionals and organizations increase security, while at the same time enhance efficiency, productivity, and ease of use. And checking all of these boxes ...

Did you know there are FIVE WAYS to contact our support team? You can: Submit a support ticket by emailing ticket@devolutions.net. You can also submit a support ticket from within Remote Desktop M...

When it comes to troubleshooting network problems, there are a variety of tools available, from speed tests to network monitoring software. Each tool has its purpose, and plays an integral part in opt...

The Avengers are a group of superheroes who fight for freedom and justice. Well, Remote Desktop Manager Advocates have a similar mission, except that instead of fighting the battles that S.H.I.E.L.D. ...

During the last few months, you may have noticed a heightened level of collaboration between Devolutions and CyberArk. In Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) 2020.2, we refreshed two out of three CyberArk e...

Since many of you are always looking to advance your knowledge and enhance your resume, we wanted to share that until October 7, 2020, Microsoft is offering a free certification exam to anyone who com...

After taking a look at some command lines that you can use in Devolutions Password Server, I thought we should do the same with Devolutions Password Hub. Hey, I don’t want to make anyone jealous. And...

In the world of software, developers tend to build a special relationship with the nastiest bugs they encounter in their career, as if they somehow had a life of their own. Throughout years of chasin...

A long, long, long time ago, before graphical user interfaces (GUI), there was the humble command line. Or maybe we should call it the hated command line, because so many developers dreaded them (and...

In a recent tutorial, I explained how to generate secure self-signed server and client certificates with OpenSSL. Today, I thought it would be helpful to focus on manually installing OpenSSL on Window...

Before looking at how to update a Devolutions Password Server (DPS) registration serial after a renewal, I’d like to start with a little story from my personal life, if you don’t mind. Like a lot of ...

A poorly performing network can cost your business in more ways than one. Dealing with a slow network means that calls are dropped, files take longer to send, applications take longer to load, and pro...

When working in IT security, there are some questions that keep coming up, and I thought this one deserved to be answered once and for all: Is there any way to crack a password-protected zip file? I u...

There are many causes of poor network performance. Some network problems can arise from faulty hardware, such as routers, switches, firewalls, and even from unexpected usage patterns, like network ban...