virtual private network

SFU to introduce its own virtual private network

SFU has prepared a new Virtual Private Network (VPN) service ready to launch in September. This will allow students to connect directly to SFU servers and enables them to send and receive data that they could only access by being at SFU. The VPN is being introduced because of the shift to remote learning. Chief Information Officer Mark Roman explained in an interview with The Peak, “Some of the things folks wanted to do with our existing services, they couldn’t do.” For instance, “if [students] have a laptop that requires updates, [they] would’ve had to be on campus,” Roman said.…

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