A VPN sets up a private Internet (IP) connection that uses encryption and authentication to protect the communications traversing it. Acting like private and exclusive tunnels from one place to another, VPNs extend your business to wherever it needs to go: home or satellite offices, shared workspaces, coffeehouses, or anywhere else your workers use their laptops, PCs, or IP phones. The right VPN solution just works.

Read this paper to learn more about the benefits of VPNs, find out how much a VPN solution can cost, and explore Cisco solutions for securing remote workers.