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outline the characteristics of a VPN system, including:site to siteremote access systemsnetwork protocols and operating systems relevant to VPN, including its features, issues and functionsdescribe the security requirements for a VPN, including:auditing and penetration testing techniquesconfiguration of routers and switchessecurity protocols, standards and data encryptionprocesses and techniques related to security perimeters and their functionssecurity threats, including eavesdropping, data interception, data corruption and data falsificationtransmission control protocol or internet protocol (TCP/IP) protocols and applications audit and intrusion detection systemsauthentication issuesrecognise and describe the differences between common networks, including:local area network (LAN)wireless local area network (WLAN)wide area networks (WAN)identify and describe organisational issues surrounding:security cryptographyscreened subnetsvirus detection software.