Cornerstone Issue 40: April 5, 2002



Welcome to Issue 40 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.

IP STORAGE

http://www.interop.com/thisweek/index_022702.php
The Potential of IP Storage
Interop This Week, February 28, 2002

In this column written for Interop This Week, Dave Piscitello explains storage area networks (SAN), networked attached storage (NAS), and the growing potential of storage management applications.

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid14_gci790226,00.html
Understanding IPsec VPN Crypto
searchSecurity Chat, March 26, 2002

If you missed this searchSecurity audio event presented by Lisa Phifer, listen to the on-demand audio archive. Learn about how IPsec encryption, message authentication, and IKE tunnel endpoint authentication measures actually work to protect VPN traffic.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid14_gci812983,00.html
Crypto for VPNs: Q & A
searchSecurity, March 29, 2002

Lisa Phifer answers several "Understanding IPsec VPN Crypto" attendee questions in this follow-up article published by searchSecurity.com, covering topics like AES, HMACs, choosing DH Groups, split tunneling, and comparison of IPsec to WLAN and SSL security.

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.

INTRUSION DETECTION

http://www.key3media.com/interop/news&research/experts/piscitello.php
Intrusion Detection and DDoS Protection
Interop Experts, March, 2002

Intrusion Detection is like chess, or a game of network cat-and-mouse. Read why Dave Piscitello thinks that ID technology is heading in the right direction at a pace that, while certainly not at a pace equal to Moore's Law, is still remarkable and exciting.

WIRELESS LAN SECURITY

http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=1285
Using VPNs to Secure Wireless Networks
searchNetworking Chat, April 30, 2002

Learn how to leverage virtual private networking solutions to strengthen authentication, access control, and privacy in wireless networks by attending this live audio event, presented by Lisa Phifer for searchNetworking.com. Pre-register for this live presentation and on-line chat by visiting searchNetworking.com.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/wifi.htm
Stopping WiFi Intruders
LiveSecurity Editorial, January 25, 2002

With WatchGuard's permission, CoreCom reposts Lisa Phifer's LiveSecurity column which suggests 15 practical steps that you can take to implement your wireless LAN as safely as it can be done today.

ROUTING AND SECURITY

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/routing1.htm
http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/routing2.htm
Routing and Your Firewall
LiveSecurity Editorial, January, 2002

With WatchGuard's permission, CoreCom reposts Dave Piscitello's 2-part LiveSecurity column which considers what it means from a routing perspective to drop a firewall into a network, and how to prevent common routing mistakes.

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