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A program designed to degrade service, cause inexplicable symptoms or damage networks.

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that is constructed using public wires — usually the Internet — to connect remote users or regional offices to a company's private, internal network.

UW-Parkside’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows you to securely connect to UWP resources from home or abroad. UWP uses the GlobalProtect application as its VPN. The VPN provides a user-friendly way to connect to UWP resources, protecting the data that is traveling to and from your computer.

Instructions on how to connect to GlobalProtect VPN:

Windows: https://kb.uwp.edu/90847.
Mac: https://kb.uwp.edu/page.php?id=90848.