We invite you to attend The Internet Security Conference, June 4-8th in Los Angeles, at a special discounted rate of 40% off any registration package (except our Foundstone Hacking Exposed course). If you are interested in extending your education in the field of security, TISC is the place to help you achieve that goal. TISC covers advanced topics in VPN deployment, firewall, IPsec, anti-hacking, policy, digital rights management and much more. Our faculty represents the pioneers and leading visionaries in the field - the best teaching faculty of any technical conference you can attend on network security.

To view the agenda or register to attend, visit http://www.tisc2001.com. Supply the discount code CORE40 when registering to obtain the special rate offered to CornerStone readers. We look forwarding to seeing you at TISC!

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING

http://hhi.corecom.com/~vpn/
VPN Day 1 and 2 Demo Slides
Networld+Interop, May 2001

For those of you who asked, we've posted our Networld+Interop VPN Day demo slides. If you missed VPN Day 2: Design and Deployment at N+I, you can still catch it at The Internet Security Conference. Visit the TISC website http://www.tisc2001.com/workshops.html#W9 to learn more.

http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/vpn.html
ISP-Planet Series-Request For Proposal:
Managed VPN Appliances for Broadband SMBs
ISP-Planet, May 3, 2001

This article describes the RFP used to launch ISP-Planet's new series of VPN appliance reviews. Over the coming months, Lisa Phifer will be evaluating turnkey IPsec hardware devices suitable for deployment to broadband-enabled SMBs.

SECURE MAIL

http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/may01/features_email_security.shtml
E-Mail Security
Information Security Magazine, May 2001

Dave Piscitello and Fred Avolio review ZixMail, Ensuredmail, HushMail, and Disappearing, Inc. - new e-mail security applications which aim to solve the problems that have long plagued PGP and S/MIME.

SECURE REMOTE CONTROL

https://www.gotomypc.com/downloads/pdf/GoOvrvew.pdf
https://www.gotomypc.com/downloads/pdf/whitepap.pdf
GoToMyPC White Papers
ExpertCity, May 2001

These white papers, developed by Lisa Phifer under contract to ExpertCity, describe GoToMyPC - a hosted remote control service that makes PCs accessible from any web browser.

PENETRATION TESTING

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/pentest.html
Your First Penetration Test
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, February, 2001

In today's connected society, it's important to conduct independent testing to assure that your organization's security policies adequately cover your assets and are correctly implemented in your security systems. Dave Piscitello provides an intro to penetration testing in this column originally published by WatchGuard.

WIRELESS SECURITY

http://isp-planet.com/technology/2001/wep.html
Wireless Privacy: An Oxymoron?
ISP-Planet, April 26, 2001

ISPs deploying 802.11b for public broadband or fixed wireless Internet access should consider the risks associated with this emerging technology before network security is compromised. Lisa Phifer describes Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and summarizes the security issues reported by industry researchers in this ISP-Planet article.

CORECOM NEWS

http://www.netoctave.com/company_video.htm
NetOctave Corporation Video, 2001

This company video, produced by NetOctave, features CoreCom's Dave Piscitello describing the importance of network security processors.

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