What is the primary purpose of a virtual private network (VPN)?

The correct answer is D. To provide secure remote access to a network. A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between a client and a network, allowing remote users to securely access internal resources as if they were physically on-site. This is its primary purpose. VPNs do not remove malware (that is the role of antivirus/EDR tools), are not primarily…

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ATo remove malware from a network
BTo monitor network traffic
CTo improve network performance
DTo provide secure remote access to a network

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Explanation

A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between a client and a network, allowing remote users to securely access internal resources as if they were physically on-site. This is its primary purpose. VPNs do not remove malware (that is the role of antivirus/EDR tools), are not primarily used for monitoring traffic (that is a function of IDS/IPS or SIEM tools), and while encryption overhead can slightly reduce raw throughput, improving network performance is not their purpose.

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