A year after your first visit to the credit union the manager calls you once again. His busi-
ness is experiencing tremendous growth and needs to either open another branch office on
the west side of town or allow their auditors and loan-processing staff to work from home.
He asks you to compare the security requirements of opening a new branch office versus
implementing a VPN solution (using employees’ home broadband Internet connections) for
work-at-home employees. As part of your comparison, identify the costs associated with
these security requirements. What factors do those costs de

Question

A year after your first visit to the credit union the manager calls you once again. His busi-
ness is experiencing tremendous growth and needs to either open another branch office on
the west side of town or allow their auditors and loan-processing staff to work from home.
He asks you to compare the security requirements of opening a new branch office versus
implementing a VPN solution (using employees’ home broadband Internet connections) for
work-at-home employees. As part of your comparison, identify the costs associated with
these security requirements. What factors do those costs de