http://hhi.corecom.com/osnindex.html
Open Systems Networking: TCP/IP & OSI
Chapters 1 through 5: Preface, Standards, Architecture, Addressing

Published in 1993 and co-authored by Dave Piscitello and Lyman Chapin, "OSN" is now out of print, and Addison Wesley has released the copyrights to the authors. This month, Dave and Lyman invite you to download the first five chapters. OSN still includes plenty of relevant information about TCP/IP. Its popular "AHAs" (An Historical Aside) remain humorous, offering insight into what was then the chaos of ISO/CCITT standards. If you attend the IETF these days, you'll no doubt recognize the similarity!

ON-LINE EVENTS

http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=1060
Understanding IPsec VPN Crypto
searchSecurity Audio Event, March 26, 2002

In this live audio event, Lisa Phifer will explain how IPsec encryption, message authentication, and IKE tunnel endpoint authentication measures actually work to protect VPN traffic. Pre-register for this live presentation and on-line chat by visiting searchSecurity.com.

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid7_gci796838,00.html
Make Your Wireless LAN Secure
searchNetworking Audio Event, February 12, 2002

If you missed this searchNetworking audio event presented by Lisa Phifer, listen to the on-demand audio archive. Learn about the measures you can take to eliminate the security risks of 802.11b wireless LANs.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

http://seminars.internet.com/isp/west02/agenda2.html#track2
Selling Security Services: Leveraging your Network and Technical Chops
ISP Business Expo, Dallas, April 3, 2002

Network access may be an ISP's bread and butter, but if you want any icing on your cake, you've got to diversify. Join Lisa Phifer as she moderates this expert panel at April's ISP Business Expo. Dr. Bill Hancock (Exodus), David Cottingham (AT&T), and Alan Vance (ISS Managed Security Services) will gather at 10:45 on Wednesday, April 3rd to share their insights on managed security services, the business opportunities, and the details that must be considered by ISPs entering this lucrative-but-challenging market.

http://www.rubi-con.org/speakers.html#piscitello
Debugging IPsec
Rubi-Con, Romulus, Michigan, April 6, 2002

You're invited to join Dave Piscitello when he delivers his Rubi-Con 2002 presentation at 18:00 on Saturday, April 6th. According to the program, "Dave will be debugging IPsec as a protocol and explaining its security issues, problems with protocol design, and its many uses. In this session, he hopes to debunk many of the myths of IPsec and make it user friendly enough for all to grasp like a rodeo clown holding onto the horns of the beast that could crush him senseless in a swift move of its torso."

http://www.key3media.com/interop/lv2002/education/special.php
VPN Day 1: Fundamentals, VPN Day 2: Design and Deployment
Networld+Interop Las Vegas, May 6-7, 2002

To learn more about VPNs, join Dave Piscitello, Joel Snyder and Fred Avolio in Las Vegas. VPN Day 1 is designed to provide a solid understanding of VPN technologies, alternatives, applications, use considerations, and selection criteria. VPN Day 2 examines the nitty gritty details that make or break an IPsec VPN, providing practical recommendations for successful deployment.

SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/2002/snmp_lock.html
Battening Down SNMP
ISP-Planet, February 15, 2002

By now, everyone has heard the CERT advisory and realizes that SNMP is vulnerable. But what can you do to protect your net? Read Lisa Phifer's ISP-Planet "how to" on battening down those loose SNMP hatches.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/sohorecovery.htm
SOHO Disaster Recovery (Story of Bob)
LiveSecurity Editorial, November 23, 2001

With WatchGuard's permission, CoreCom reposts Dave Piscitello's LiveSecurity column which explains how a network security administrator can help a remote WatchGuard SOHO user recover from damage to his firewall.

WIRELESS AND PDAs

http://www.searchNetworking.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci804130,00.html
Securing PDA Access To WLANs
searchNetworking, February 26, 2002

In last month's column, Lisa Phifer discussed the growing demand for secure PDA access to enterprise networks. This month's column takes a closer look at one approach: using IPSec to secure PDA network access over 802.11b wireless LANs. Read about how we tunneled WiFi from Palm and Pocket PC 2002 handhelds using Certicom's movianVPN client, Xircom's WLAN module, and Agere's ORiNOCO PC card.

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