Cornerstone Issue 30: February 4, 2001
Welcome to Issue 30 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.clec-planet.com/business/2001Jan22phifer.htm
Small business customers are looking to CLECs to complement broadband
access with security services. Lisa Phifer describes the growing number
of managed Internet security providers stand who ready to partner
with CLECs.
http://www.clec-planet.com/business/2001Jan15piscitello.htm
When it comes to security, what should CLECs be providing to their
customers? Read what columnist David Piscitello has to say in his
latest CLEC-Planet piece.
http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/epipe_stallion.html
The market for business-grade Internet and Intranet bandwidth is
highly competitive. ISPs must continually seek innovative solutions.
Lisa Phifer evaluates the Stallion ePipe, an inexpensive access
router that uses patent-pending methods to boost bandwidth through
bonding.
http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/mpls_vpn.html
MPLS marries IP and ATM to speed delivery and improve control
over QoS. As demonstrated by InternetConnect's VPNPlus, MPLS can
cut the cost of site-to-site Intranets by a factor of ten versus
full-mesh Frame Relay. Lisa digs into MPLS in this service review
published by ISP-Planet.
http://www.tisc2001.com/newsletters/32.html
In this issue, Dave Piscitello presents an overview of the honeypot:
what it is, how it's used, where to find one, why you'd use one, and
where to go for more information about honeypots. This article was
previously broadcast over WatchGuard's LiveSecurity Advisory system.
http://www.bcr.com/bcrmag/2000/11/p42.asp
CoreCom's Dave Piscitello teamed with Ashton, Metzler & Associates
to survey 140 IT professionals involved in the acquisition and
deployment of security within their organizations.
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BROADBAND
Expand Your Broadband Portfolio: Partner with an MSP
CLEC-Planet, January 22, 2001
Firewalls and DSL
CLEC-Planet, January 15, 2001
NETWORKING
Boosting Bandwidth through Bonding: Stallion ePipe
ISP-Planet, January 18, 2001
InternetConnect: Joining IP and ATM with MPLS
ISP-Planet, January 10, 2001
SECURITY
Honeypots: Sweet Idea, Sticky Business
TISC Insight, January 26, 2001
Enterprise Security: A Status Check
Business Communications Review, November 2000