CloudConnexa Offers Low-Cost Secure Connectivity for Startups

OpenVPN understands startups are a labor of love — with limited resources. No matter how lean you run, you still need secure connectivity to your network, apps (SaaS, on-prem, private), and devices. Cybercriminals don’t care about business size; large companies and small businesses face the same security risks and potential for cyber attacks.

According to the 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, “...there are four key paths into networks and assets: Credentials, Phishing, Exploit vulnerabilities, and Botnets.” The report's authors added that, “No organization is safe without a way to handle them all.”

That’s why we offer five concurrent CloudConnexa connections for one low monthly price.

If your startup or small business needs an affordable way to protect your network and sensitive data (e.g. IP) while providing secure remote access and maximizing venture capital funding via reduced IT costs, CloudConnexa is the easy, low-cost way to get a scalable, fully managed and hosted cloud-based virtual networking platform. CloudConnexa includes built-in security functions and is offered as a service. Unlike other service providers, CloudConnexa allows you to securely scale your business while reducing costs and providing a seamless network experience for your distributed workforce and mobile employees.

Read on to learn how CloudConnexa delivers the consolidated secure connectivity your startup needs without allocating most of your budget to security services and in-house security teams.

Resource Management and Consolidation

In 5 Big Challenges To Launching A Startup And How To Overcome Them, Forbes Senior Contributor Abdo Riani writes that, “The cost of launching a startup today is 1000% lower than it used to be twenty years ago. With open source technology and low-cost cloud-based tools, the barriers to launching a startup are at their lowest.”

CloudConnexa is a low-cost cloud secure connectivity tool, and it’s built on the widely-adopted open-source OpenVPN protocol. This translates to savings for you because it reduces the need for expensive, complex networking hardware, and the staff required to maintain that hardware. We engineer our product to be user-friendly for admins as well as users, but if you encounter any issues, you’ll have access to 24/7 Email Support and our Self-Service Knowledge Base. The operations team is spread around the globe for 24/7 availability to ensure a rapid response. We similarly staff our support team for 24/7 support, even on weekends and holidays.

Another item that can consume a big chunk of your budget? Office space. Startups can benefit from the rise of remote work by forgoing costly office real estate, but employees need secure, reliable connectivity, and secure access to SaaS apps and resources. CloudConnexa provides a secure, distributed, reliable, virtualized networking platform containing integrated, essential value-add network security functions. Plus, it has the flexibility to augment your security posture using add-on security controls implemented at the private internet gateway.

Because CloudConnexa has built-in secure access control, advanced encryption, IP and domain routing, intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS), cyber threat protection and content filtering, and firewall capabilities, it reduces the need for additional security devices.

Recommended Reading: OpenVPN started out as a small business, and we remain dedicated to providing affordable, secure networking solutions that help protect against ransomware, malware, and other threats. See how we‘re doing this in Cybersecurity for SMBs: Why Small Businesses Need Cybersecurity and How CloudConnexa Enables Zero Trust for Small Businesses.

CloudConnexa Features and Benefits

When you choose the five concurrent connections option for CloudConnexa, you get all the basics you need to secure your business:

Recommended Reading: Being part of a startup often involves wearing multiple hats. Whether you‘re in DevOps, a CISO, or both, OpenVPN can help you craft a cybersecurity solution for cyber risk management.

Compatibility: AWS and Beyond

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a number of incentive programs and discounts for startups. OpenVPN and AWS are a powerful combo you can deploy now and use at every stage of your company’s growth. Tap into the combined power of CloudConnexa and AWS to:

• Secure remote access to AWS VPC.
• Use AWS private hosted zones.
• Increase remote access reliability with multiple connectors.
• Enable site-to-site private connectivity.

OpenVPN Connect Client

The official OpenVPN Connect client software developed and maintained by OpenVPN Inc. makes it easy to connect to Access Server, CloudConnexa, or any OpenVPN protocol-compatible server or service. OpenVPN Connect is available for Microsoft, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

Good to Know: Does your company use IoT devices? See how CloudConnexa helps secure IoT communication.

Get a Cloud-based Virtual Networking Platform, with Built-in Security Functions, at a Price You Can Afford 

Your startup faces the same security challenges as the oldest, biggest companies in the world, and hackers are just as eager to access your network. The CloudConnexa cloud-based virtual networking platform combines the strengths of a VPN, zero trust (ZTNA), SD-WAN, and SASE security to enable secure, virtualized, and reliable connectivity between the employees, devices (IoT/IIoT), and networks of small organizations. Now our economical five-connection option lets you take advantage of the security tools built into CloudConnexa to reduce cyber risks and easily scale as your company grows. Get started now.