1. VPN
What, where, who, why when?

2. VPN (virtual private network) extends a private local network across a public network such as the internet. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if they were directly connected
VPN What?

3. VPN’s are often used for business as they allow employee to securely access their companies intranet while travelling outside the office.
VPN Where?

4. VPN’s are vital secure links between networks with different geographical locations of an organisation creating on cohesive virtual network
VPN Why?

5. VPN Benefits It allows user’s to work from home
It allows offices that are in separate locations to share a network
It is secure, more so than HTTPS
VPN Benefits

6. The deployment of a VPN requires a high-level of knowledge and understanding of such factors as public security, and can be technically difficult
Availability and performance are difficult to control
Typically slower than a traditional connection
VPN Disadvantages

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Example of a VPN