A multinational corporation has multiple branches across the world and utilizes a centralizeddatabase system. Employees from different branches access this database daily.($($a)$)$ Describe a potential scenario where an attacker uses a Man−$-$in−$-$the−$-$Middle ($($MitM)$)$ attack tocompromise data being transferred between a branch and the central database. (3$(3$ marks)($)($b)$)$ How would a Virtual Private Network ($($VPN)$)$ help mitigate the risks of such an attack?