A lot of organizations try to ensure their corporate network is secure in terms of both the internet and external threats. By doing so, some may have policies that state that only company-owned devices are allowed to connect and access corporate resources, which is good. Some organizations may also have employees who work in the field (outside the company's premises), such as field engineers or even members of staff who travel to other locations.
At times, these field engineers or staff members may require access to the Corporate Network while at a remote location, such as a hotel or customer site:
In the previous chapter, we spoke about establishing, and the need for, a site-to-site VPN. This situation is a bit different as the field engineer/staff (remote worker) requires access to the corporate network, in particular a secure connection between...
