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Great response and appreciate it. Just needed some clarification.
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What are the costs using Cisco VPN (Any Connect)
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<i>What are the costs using Cisco VPN (Any Connect)</i>
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I really can't say. &nbsp;I am not involved in that end of things (purchasing or core network management). &nbsp;I can tell you that we had invested in Cisco H/W and S/W quite heavily several years ago, so it was a fairly natural progression for us.<br />
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Glad to have helped.
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Apple mentioned removing PPTP lately, details <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206844" rel="ugc">here</a>. <br />
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Haven't been able to find in any great detail the &quot;security risks&quot; Apple mentions. I don't &nbsp;mind Shimo VPN as an alternative however for the sake of &quot;security risk&quot; resonating throughout clients running MAC's would like a better answer than the extremely light reasoning Apple brings up. Can't help if the &quot;real&quot; issue is MAC won't support PPTP any longer and rather than just saying so use a play on words regarding security. As well, they never got into L2TP/IPSec and IKEv2/IPSec protocols.
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Apple mentioned removing PPTP lately, details here (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206844). 

Haven't been able to find in any great detail the "security risks" Apple mentions. I don't  mind Shimo VPN as an alternative however for the sake of "security risk" resonating throughout clients running MAC's would like a better answer than the extremely light reasoning Apple brings up. Can't help if the "real" issue is MAC won't support PPTP any longer and rather than just saying so use a play on words regarding security. As well, they never got into L2TP/IPSec and IKEv2/IPSec protocols.

Prepare for removal of PPTP VPN before you upgrade to iOS 10 and macOS Sierra

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.