http://www.tisc2001.com
TISC 2001 Los Angeles
June 4-8th, 2001

Our Fifth Internet Security Conference will be held June 4-8, 2001 at the Century Plaza Hotel and Tower, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City Los Angeles, CA 90067-4696. TISC is an educational forum for security professionals and practitioners, founded by Core Competence and Mactivity.

We have another great program lined up this June. To view the agenda or register to attend, visit http://www.tisc2001.com We hope to see you there!

SECURE REMOTE ACCESS

http://isp-planet.com/technology/remote_access_conundrum-3-1.html
Remote Access Conundrum Part 3: Dynamic Addressing
ISP-Planet, February 8, 2001

The purpose of a remote access VPN is to make the teleworker or traveler feel as though he or she were directly connected to the corporate LAN. This requirement may seem obvious, but satisfying it can be a challenge. In this column, Lisa Phifer discusses how VPNs can be designed to provide clients with "virtual presence".

http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/remote_access_conundrum-4-1.html
Remote Access Conundrum Part 4: VPN Client Administration
ISP-Planet, March 15, 2001

Here, in the final installment of Lisa Phifer's ISP-Planet Remote Access VPN series, we open Pandora's box: VPN client administration.

SECURITY

http://www.clec-planet.com/business/2001feb12piscitello.html
EtherLECs and Security
CLEC-Planet, February 12, 2001

EtherLEC service providers appreciate the importance of security, but the nature and extent of necessary security services depends on many factors. Columnist David Piscitello investigates the security offerings from three EtherLECs: Telseon, XO Communications, and Yipes, and offers his analysis.

http://www.techguide.com/comm/ipsec.shtml
How to Build Secure LANs with IPsec
ATG Technology Guide

Traditional perimeter security focuses on keeping outsiders at bay, but most breaches occur within the corporate LAN. This IPsec primer, developed by CoreCom under contract to ATG, examines risks associated with LAN-based Intranets and technologies that can be used to build secure LANs.

BROADBAND

http://www.clec-planet.com/tech/2001mar12piscitello.html
Tuning PCs for Optimum DSL Performance
CLEC-Planet, March 12, 2001

Want to reduce those customer support calls that complain about poor DSL performance? Columnist David Piscitello presents basic tuning advice that can turn a nagging headache into an opportunity to increase customer confidence and loyalty.

CONTENT DELIVERY

http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/2001/cidera.html
Cidera's Internet Broadcast Backbone
ISP-Planet, March 1, 2001

Can rich content delivery be accomplished without eating ISP bandwidth? Lisa Phifer describes Cidera's solution: avoiding point-to-point delivery by broadcasting content via satellite.

WIRELESS

http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/technology/2001/wlan_primer.html
http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/technology/2001/wlan_primer_part2.html
Wireless LAN Primer
ISP-Planet, February 5, 2001

The intrinsic allure of understanding wire-free local area networks is two fold: 1) the systems are relatively simple to build and inexpensive to operate 2) they are cheap and easy, two fundamental features required to build a potentially profitable service venture. Lisa Phifer explains the basics behind 802.11b wireless LANs.

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