Week 2 Discussion Post 11 Document.

Inmyopinion,theuseoftheVPNinthecorporateworldwaslookedatasjustawaytoaccessthe

internalresourcesoccasionally.Althoughthisthoughtwasalreadychangingwithmanywork-from-

homejobsappearinginthemarket,COVID-19acceleratedthis.Thisprovedthatmanypeoplecould

workfromhomejustastheycouldfromtheiroffice.Thisalsoattractedmanypeopletodesireto

workfromhomeandlookforthiskindofbenefitinajob.Thisopensanewcanofwormswhenit

comestosecurity.

VPNalsohasitsrisksthatwouldneedtobeaddressed.Someofthemcouldbeontheprotocols

chosenortheconfigurationdonewithintheVPNclientitself.Herearesomeexamples.Usingthe

L2TP/IPsec,althoughitisaverypopularprotocol,itusesapre-sharedkey.Ifthiskeyisavailable