ENTERPRISE SECURITY: VPNS (half-day, demo)
Instructor: Constantine Kaniklidis

Executive Briefing Series:

In today's environment of accelerating technological change, executives need solid information to understand the ever-changing dynamics of technology before committing resources in order to effectively leverage the benefits of applying such technology in the enterprise. These half-day seminars focus exclusively on new and emerging technologies, delivering a solid conceptual understanding of key strategic technologies and practical guidance designed to help managers, executives and decision-makers at all levels ask the right questions and make intelligent decisions concerning technology deployment and development strategies in a business context. In a concise, accessible format using real-world case studies and proven guidelines, our Executive Briefings answer your questions about the core nature, open issues, benefits, and pitfalls of adopting particular technologies to help assure successful deployment in the enterprise.

Recent changes in business and computing environments require more and more enterprises to support remote system access (home and mobile users, support/help staff) and linkages with business partners, in turn requiring the new technology of VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) to support secure channels of communication across insecure public networks, especially the Internet backbone. This briefing provides decision makers with a clear and practical understanding of VPN technologies in the enterprise.

What is a VPN?
        Remote Access before and after VPNs
        Site-to-Site before and after VPN

VPN Technologies 
        Encryption
        Authentication
        Tunneling
        The IPSec Protocol
        Firewalls, Routers and Gateways

Types of VPNs
        Internet VPNs
        Public Network VPNs
        Remote Access VPNs
        Intranet VPNs

VPNs in the Enterprise
        VPN Products and Vendors
        VPN Benefits
        VPN Issues

Emerging Directions
        Wireless VPNs
        Thin VPNs