Cornerstone Issue 34: August 1, 2001
Welcome to Issue 34 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.camelot.com/newsletter.asp?PageId=568
Billing records are the lifeblood of any telecommunications company.
Unfortunately, accurately billing for service usage is one of this
industry's biggest challenges. Lisa Phifer writes explains why
safeguarding these records is such a daunting task in this column,
written for Camelot's Avalon newsletter.
http://www.clec-planet.com/business/2001july1piscitello.html
Most CLECs understand that denial of service attacks can result in
equipment failure, business disruption, and erosion of customer
confidence. Columnist Dave Piscitello analyzes and comments on the
latest industry and hacker trends.
http://isp-planet.com/technology/2001/agere_orinoco.html
Wireless ISPs that require stronger-than-WEP encryption, RADIUS
authentication, and session accounting should consider the ORiNOCO
AS-2000. Those with Windows 95/98/ME clients will have the
smoothest ride, but NT shops may want to wait for kinks to be
ironed out. Lisa Phifer reviews this wireless access server
for ISP-Planet.
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/ntaudit.html
Dave Piscitello's column, reposted with WatchGuard's permission,
describes how to automate some NT network and system auditing
tasks -- dirt cheap.
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/honeypots.html
Dave Piscitello's column, reposted with WatchGuard's permission,
explains honeypots - programs that are built to lure and contain
would-be attackers.
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/firewallplace.html
Dave Piscitello's column, reposted with WatchGuard's permission,
explains various roles that interdepartmental firewalls can play
and their placement in company networks.
http://isp-planet.com/technology/mssp/mssp_survey.html
This ISP-Planet survey provides a starting point for anyone thinking
about purchasing or providing Managed Security Services. From managed
firewall and VPN to intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment,
our survey offers a detailed peek at commercially-available offerings
from two dozen managed security service providers.
http://isp-planet.com/technology/2001/vpn_bible.html
Should you stick with a single vendor when deploying VPN services,
or do multi-vendor VPNs deliver a better return on investment?
Here are some debugging tips for building multi-vendor VPNs,
illustrated by examples from our VPN workshop demo net.
http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/our_take.html
Lisa Phifer's ISP-Planet VPN appliance series continues, with the
goal of evaluating IPsec hardware devices suitable for ISP deployment
to broadband-enabled businesses of 10-200 employees. Here, RFP
responses from participating vendors are published, accompanied by
our take on these responses. Over the summer, we'll be evaluating
these proposed solutions, publishing product reviews for each.
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TELCO SECURITY
Safeguarding Telco Billing Records
Camelot Avalon, August 1, 2001
Why Metro Area EtherLECs Should (Still) Worry about DDOS Attacks
CLEC-Planet, July 1, 2001
WIRELESS
Agere ORiNOCO AS-2000: Guarding The Gate
ISP-Planet, August 1, 2001
ANTI-HACKING
Automating NT Auditing, Affordably
WatchGuard LiveSecurity Editorial
Honeypots: Sweet Idea, Sticky Business
WatchGuard LiveSecurity Editorial
Interdepartmental Firewalls: Where to Put Them (and Why)
WatchGuard LiveSecurity Editorial
MANAGED SECURITY
Special Survey: Managed Security Service Providers
ISP-Planet, July 11, 2001
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING
Multi-Vendor VPNs: The Quest for Interoperability
ISP-Planet, June 20, 2001
http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/vpn_netscreen.html
http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/vpn_rapidstream.html
http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/vpn_rebel.html
http://isp-planet.com/technology/rfp/vpn_sonicwall.html
RFP Series-VPN for Broadband SMBs
ISP-Planet, May-June, 2001