VPN What, where, who, why when?

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?

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

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

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B41vCC4KLkY Example of a VPN