Cornerstone Issue 14: June 22, 1999
Welcome to issue 14 of Cornerstone, an electronic newsletter
issued periodically by Core Competence.
Cornerstone reports on a wide range of networking topics and
activities involving Core Competence. A brief abstract explains
what you will find if you choose to visit each URL.
http://www.corecom.com/html/policy.htm
On Wednesday, April 21, CoreCom's David Piscitello joined Rodney Thayer
(Internet Devices), Ashley Stephenson (Xedia), and Neil Gehani
(Checkpoint) for a panel discussion on the evolution of secure network
policy administration. If you missed this session, visit this URL to
learn more about this hot topic.
http://www.corecom.com/ia
Core Competence and David Strom are pleased to announce the addition of
Technologic InstaGate to our on-going industry report. The InstaGate
targets small and medium businesses that need to allow selective,
secure outside access to private network resources. Visit this URL and
click on "InstaGate" to learn more about this appliance.
http://www.internetworld.com/print/1999/06/07/infrastructure/19990607-balancing.html
Distributing data globally for the World Wide Web is a way to provide
faster delivery to targeted populations, content localization, and more
robust service. In this Internet World feature article, CoreCom's Lisa
Phifer provides a run-down on industry players and shares both customer
and vendor insights into the future of distributed load balancing.
http://www.corecom.com/pres/idorego.ppt
Is Intrusion Detection a security analyst's dream or an immature
technology that still promises more than it delivers? Visit this URL to
see industry experts Ron Hale (Tri-Sage), Mark Seiden (Kroll-O’Gara),
and Mark Wood (ISS) argue both sides of this debate in this N+I panel,
moderated by CoreCom's David Piscitello.
http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/vpn-opportunity.html
Choosing the best way to offer a dial VPN service is a complex equation
of technologies, protocols, and topologies, with no one-size-fits-all
solution. How can ISPs improve dial VPN service uptake by minimizing
impact on end users? Read about client-side strategies in this, Lisa
Phifer's first monthly column for ISP-Planet.
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/99/25/c05-25.48.htm
Lisa and Dave review Protect 3.0, a new product from Protect Data
Security that provides boot protection and hard drive encryption for
laptops and desktop PCs. For enterprises with teleworkers and employees
who travel frequently with sensitive data, Protect mitigates the risk
of data theft.
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POLICY MANAGEMENT
Evolving from security to policy management
Presentation made at TISC April '99
INTERNET APPLIANCES
Internet @ppliances Industry Report:
New Product Review - Technologic InstaGate
LOAD BALANCING
Balancing Server Loads Globally
Internet World, June 7, 1999
INTRUSION DETECTION
Intrusion Detection: ID or EGO
Presentation made at Networld+Interop LV '99
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
Dial VPNs: Revenue Opportunity or Headache?
ISP-Planet, May, 1999
STORED DATA PROTECTION
Protect Safeguards Data on Laptops, Desktops
InfoWorld, June 19, 1999
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