Cornerstone Issue 67: August 17, 2005



Welcome to Issue 67 of Cornerstone, a subscription-only 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.

Monthly Columns

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/1,289483,sid40_gci1109438,00.html
Eliminating interference thru Wi-Fi spectrum analysis
searchMobileComputing, July 21, 2005

As Wi-Fi matures from convenient, as-needed access to full-time support for mission critical applications, companies are becoming increasingly concerned about optimizing performance and reducing radio interference. In this Wireless Advisor column, Lisa Phifer explains how to eliminate sources of interference using Wi-Fi Spectrum Analyzers.

http://www.networkingpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=168600242
When It Comes To Anti-Spyware Tools, Accuracy Is Key
Security Pipeline, August 8, 2005

If you're nervous that the Anti-Spyware software you just purchased doesn't measure up, join the club. In this Security Pipeline column, Dave Piscitello shows why the "spyware found" numbers game diverts attention from what he believes to be the most important metric: scanning accuracy.

WatchGuard LiveSecurity

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/ntp.htm
NTP: It's About Time
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, 03 June 2005

On your network, time synchronization is essential for correlating event data, auditing, and accounting. Dave Piscitello's LiveSecurity article explains why accurate, universal time across your entire network benefits you, and how to accomplish this using NTP.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/wlanreach.htm
Expanding Your WLAN Reach
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, 06 May 2005

What can you do when WLAN coverage is good in most areas, except for a few unfortunate users on the outskirts of your AP's current reach? Dave Piscitello suggests some off-the-shelf solutions that won't cost an arm and a leg, and will keep you on the friendly side of the FCC.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/secquiz.htm
Put Your Security Skills to the Test
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, 29 April 2005

Exercise your security-focused cerebral cells by answering a dozen pop-quiz questions, drawn from the WatchGuard LiveSecurity archive, compiled by CoreCom's Lisa Phifer.

Secure Remote Access

http://www.bcr.com/bcrmag/2005/07/p46.php
Completing The Secure Application Access Puzzle
Business Communications Review, July 2005

Today's workforce requires access to whatever applications they need to conduct business, transparently, from any location, when convenient and necessary, using any device, over any network. As Dave Piscitello explains in this BCR Magazine article, shifting from "tightly controlled" requires going beyond traditional RA VPN solutions.

http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/2005/koolspan_review_1a.html
http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/2005/koolspan_review_2a.html
http://www.isp-planet.com/technology/2005/koolspan_review_3a.html
KoolSpan: Bridging The Secure Access Gap
ISP-Planet, July 15,22,29 2005

In Lisa Phifer's latest lab review for ISP-Planet, read about KoolSpan SecurEdge, a novel "Lock and Key" solution that can provide simple secure access over any kind of LAN, wired or wireless, local or remote.

CoreCom News

http://www.tra.com/pages/product.cfm?id=IP_NetworkSecurity&site=TRA
2-Day Course: Understanding IP Network Security
Telecommunications Research Associates

This two-day IP Security course, developed by Core Competence for TRA, provides an overview of security techniques and best practices for mitigating a wide variety of IP network and application attacks. The WLAN Security module of this course is also available as 1-hour Live-on-Web presentation, September 23 and October 28, 2005, 1pm ET.

http://hhi.corecom.com/weblogindex.htm
Dave Piscitello's Blog
July-August 2005

Some of Dave's recent blog postings have covered these topics:

  • Domain Name Hijacking Report
  • Is the threat of Internet fraud overhyped?
  • The Top 5 Enterprise Antispyware Requirements
  • Alternate Roots?

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