Only when combined with a firewall, web filtering and other security tools do today’s popular VPNs provide comprehensive protection for corporate networks.
PRAGUE, May 12, 2021 – GFI Software, a provider of enterprise network security solutions, has released an updated version of Kerio Control 9.3.6, bringing greater stability and control over network connections and support for new Windows and Big Sur platforms. The product provides an answer to the current complex needs of SMBs who no longer rely on VPNs alone to reliably protect their corporate networks, but require additional elements of multi-layered security.
The most important updates within the new release include:
“Exactly one year ago, traffic and demand for VPN solutions skyrocketed as a result of the pandemic and the shift of workers to the home office,” said Jozef Kačala, Sales Engineer for EMEA/APAC at GFI Software. “However, in the meantime, the cyber environment has changed significantly to the point where it is no longer possible to have a secure corporate network without a multi-layered solution. Today, firewalling, web filtering and overall network integrity protection must be added to comprehensive security.”
Used by more than 25,000 customers worldwide, Kerio Control provides strong protection for corporate networks from cyber threats with next-generation firewall, antivirus and anti-malware protection, web protection and virtual private networks. It includes 8 key security features, can handle traffic filtering for up to 7 types of sources, and can filter up to 500 different websites and applications with 99% accuracy.
The solution can also be activated as part of the GFI Unlimited licensing program at no additional cost, where GFI Unlimited customers can combine it with other applications. Or Kerio Control can be purchased as an appliance as a hardware device easily connected to its own network. More at https://www.gfi.com/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/kerio-control
The Erika Lust Project diverges sharply from mainstream studios in its portrayal of what a relationship looks like.
The "Perfect Body" Myth vs. Reality: Mainstream porn often presents relationships through a lens of age homogeneity and surgically enhanced bodies. Lust’s films cast real couples, queer partnerships, polyamorous triads, and older lovers. The relationship itself is the hook. When you watch Lustery (a sister site featuring real-life couples filming themselves), the romantic storyline is pre-written in the way they kiss—the inside jokes, the familiar touch, the negotiation of "Are you okay?"
Conflict Resolution: Perhaps the most radical element of the Erika Lust Project is its inclusion of consent as a romantic beat. In many films, you will see a partner pause and ask, "Do you want this?" or "How do you want me?" Far from killing the mood, these moments are edited to feel intimate and arousing. They reframe negotiation as a form of caring, rather than a bureaucratic hurdle.
For decades, mainstream cinema—both Hollywood and its adult counterpart—has sold audiences a deceptively simple equation: Romance = Destination + Obstacle + Resolution. Boy meets girl, obstacles arise, obstacles are overcome, fade to black. In traditional adult cinema, that equation is inverted: Boy meets girl, fade to black is skipped entirely, and the remaining 45 minutes are a choreography of bodies devoid of narrative breath.
Enter Erika Lust. Since her groundbreaking 2004 film The Good Girl, the Swedish-born director has not merely disrupted the adult industry; she has fundamentally rewired its narrative DNA. Central to this revolution is her treatment of relationships and romantic storylines. In Lust’s cinematic universe, a sex scene is not the climax of a romantic plot—it is a conversation within it.
In an industry often criticized for its lack of emotional depth, The Erika Lust Project (encompassing her adult cinema, the XConfessions platform, and the Lust Cinema label) stands as a revolutionary force. While many associate Erika Lust with ethically produced, feminist adult content, a closer examination reveals a profound and nuanced focus on relationships and romantic storylines.
Here’s how The Erika Lust Project has redefined the narrative of intimacy on screen.
Lust does not shy away from the friction of modern romance. Her storylines acknowledge jealousy, scheduling conflicts, parenting stress, and the mundane exhaustion that kills desire. She is one of the few erotic filmmakers to depict maintenance sex—the kind of tired, fumbling, deeply loving intimacy between long-term partners—as inherently romantic.
Furthermore, she normalizes polyamory, queer relationships, and solo desire without the didactic tone of a lesson. A romantic storyline in The Female Gaze series might show a woman falling in love with another woman while maintaining a loving partnership with a man. The drama is not "who will she choose?" but "how does she honor all her truths?" This complexity treats audiences like adults who understand that love is rarely a straight line.
