<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Teams	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
network	O
access	O
security	O
service	O
with	O
applications	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
privacy	O
and	O
security	O
tool	O
running	O
on	O
zero	B-General_Concept
trust	I-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
providing	O
protection	O
on	O
hybrid	B-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
multi-cloud	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
environments	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2019	O
as	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Teams	O
as	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
NordSecurity	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
and	O
provides	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
(	O
VPN	B-Application
)	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
NordVPN	B-Application
and	O
SurfShark	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
NordVPN	B-Application
,	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
provider	I-Application
for	O
private	O
customers	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Team	O
relocated	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
effort	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
operations	O
and	O
better	O
serve	O
its	O
enterprise	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Nordlayer	B-Application
committed	O
to	O
maintaining	O
its	O
Panamanian	O
corporate	O
structure	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
remain	O
outside	O
the	O
jurisdiction	O
of	O
the	O
Fourteen	O
Eyes	O
intelligence	O
sharing	O
pact	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Teams	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
NordLayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebranding	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
transition	O
towards	O
secure	B-General_Concept
access	I-General_Concept
service	I-General_Concept
edge	I-General_Concept
(	O
SASE	O
)	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
cybersecurity	O
architecture	O
,	O
secure	B-General_Concept
access	I-General_Concept
service	I-General_Concept
edge	I-General_Concept
(	O
SASE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
platform	O
for	O
remote	O
access	O
to	O
corporate	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordlayer	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
Single	O
Sign-On	O
(	O
SSO	O
)	O
login	O
option	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
multiple	O
applications	O
using	O
a	O
single	O
set	O
of	O
login	O
credentials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSO	O
logins	O
are	O
currently	O
supported	O
through	O
various	O
providers	O
,	O
including	O
Google	O
SSO	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
AD	I-Application
,	O
Okta	O
,	O
and	O
OneLogin	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
supports	O
various	O
second-factor	O
confirmation	O
methods	O
,	O
including	O
SMS	O
authentication	O
,	O
Time-based	B-Algorithm
One-Time	I-Algorithm
Password	I-Algorithm
(	O
TOTP	B-Algorithm
)	O
authentication	O
,	O
and	O
biometric	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
enforces	O
Zero	B-General_Concept
Trust	I-General_Concept
Network	O
Access	O
(	O
ZTNA	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
principle	O
"	O
Never	O
trust	O
–	O
always	O
verify	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
employs	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Algorithm
Encryption	I-Algorithm
Standard	I-Algorithm
(	O
AES	B-Algorithm
)	O
with	O
256-bit	O
keys	O
and	O
the	O
ChaCha20	B-Algorithm
stream	O
cipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
two-factor	O
(	O
2FA	O
)	O
,	O
kill	B-Device
switch	I-Device
,	O
IP	O
whitelisting	O
,	O
DDoS	O
protection	O
and	O
hardware	O
firewall	O
monitoring	O
to	O
detect	O
botnet	B-Architecture
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLayer	B-Application
's	O
Cloud	O
Firewall	O
provides	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
application	O
control	O
,	O
bandwidth	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
logging	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NordLayer	B-Application
platform	O
enables	O
IT	O
administrators	O
to	O
add	O
,	O
remove	O
,	O
or	O
transfer	O
user	O
accounts	O
,	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
,	O
or	O
custom	O
gateways	O
—	O
with	O
static	O
or	O
dedicated	O
IP	O
addresses	O
—	O
for	O
specific	O
teams	O
to	O
remotely	O
access	O
a	O
company	O
's	O
LAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordlayer	B-Application
's	O
Secure	B-Protocol
Web	I-Protocol
Gateway	I-Protocol
(	O
SWG	O
)	O
provides	O
features	O
for	O
web	B-Application
security	I-Application
and	O
access	O
control	O
such	O
as	O
web	B-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
,	O
content	B-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
,	O
application	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
identity	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordlayer	B-Application
currently	O
has	O
33	O
global	O
dedicated	O
server	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
NordLayer	B-Application
launched	O
The	O
Global	O
Remote	O
Work	O
Index	O
,	O
an	O
international	O
index	O
that	O
provides	O
data	O
and	O
insights	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
best	O
countries	O
for	O
remote	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
published	O
by	O
TechRadar	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
wrote	O
positively	O
about	O
NordLayer	B-Application
's	O
interface	O
,	O
kill	B-Device
switch	I-Device
,	O
private	O
gateways	O
,	O
biometrics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
NordLayer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
simple	O
but	O
well-engineered	O
quality	O
apps	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
secure	O
employee	O
access	O
to	O
your	O
networks	O
and	O
the	O
internet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
by	O
Forbes	O
noted	O
that	O
NordLayer	B-Application
's	O
security	O
solutions	O
are	O
great	O
for	O
businesses	O
"	O
looking	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
security	O
level	O
of	O
their	O
company	O
and	O
encrypt	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
team	O
members’	O
accounts	O
through	O
one	O
portal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
