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A Business Forum Round Table Luncheon
The Millennium Biltmore Hotel
in Los Angeles, California
Information Security
With Experts provided
by:
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
Those accepting our invitation to attend included: AeroSpace Corporation - Principal Director Security & Safety * Archdiocese of Los Angeles - Associate Director * California State University, Los Angeles - Professor of Information Systems * Fashion Institute of Design and Management - Chief Information Officer * Infonet Corporation - Security Consulting Engineer * Infonet Corporation � Director, Information Security Officer International Field Works, Inc. - CEO * Los Angeles County Health Services - Network Security Engineer * Los Angeles County Health Services - Systems Analyst * Los Angeles County U.S.C. Medical Center - Chief Information Security Officer * Los Angeles County U.S.C. Medical Center - Information Security Officer Manufacture's Bank - Vice President and Information Security Officer * Paramount Pictures Corporation Director Information Systems Operations * Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP - Systems Analyst Raleigh Enterprises Corporation - Vice President of Human Resources * Singer, Lewak, Greenbaum & Goldstein, LLP - Information Technology Director * Verisign Corporation - Security Manager * Walt Disney Studios - Information Technology Director * Z Engineering, Inc. - General Manager
Contact
for further Information:Cisco Systems, Inc.
Kevin Flynn
Senior Security Manager
408-526-6877
For the
benefit of those of our members and supporters who could not
attend the meeting we present the following white papers, with contacts
How to Provide
Effective Worm Mitigation
Contributed by Cisco
Systems, Inc.
The network today is a critical business asset. It not only allows the smooth
running of business applications, it also enables the easy delivery of data,
voice, and video. As a result, companies are increasingly concerned with keeping
their network running and applications online while protecting one of their most
critical assets — their information. In order to protect your business, you need
to protect your network. In recent years, not only has the number of
network and computer attacks been on the rise, but also the level of complexity
and sophistication with which they strike. The most commonplace and perhaps most
damaging of these attacks are called “worms.”
Building a Self-Defending Network
Contributed by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Increasingly,
mission-critical business applications and services are deployed on open
networks with substantial connections to the public Internet. Without
appropriate security policies, processes, and products, Internet connectivity
can compromise the very gains in productivity that help make today’s
companies more profitable and that enable them to serve a larger and more
diverse customer base.
Technology Best Practices for Endpoint Security
Contributed by Cisco Systems, Inc.
As technologies such as high-speed networks, switching, and end-to-end encryption are more widely adopted, providing desired security at the network level becomes a major challenge. One important place to enforce security is at the endpoint, where data resides and the potential for damage is greatest. Today, businesses are confronted with the availability of several point products, each attempting to solve a part of the endpoint security problem. These include distributed personal firewalls for protection against network-borne threats, antivirus scanners for detection of file-based threats, and audit or integrity products for detection of malicious configuration activity. These technologies do not address new attacks that are carried over existing protocols to attack applications, or new content-based attacks that attack systems before vendors are able to release and distribute signatures and other responses. This document outlines the technology best practices for endpoint security solutions, to help organizations make informed decisions when choosing endpoint security products.
Contributed by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Network Admission Control (NAC), an industry initiative sponsored by Cisco Systems, uses the network infrastructure to enforce security policy compliance on all devices seeking to access network computing resources, thereby limiting damage from viruses and worms. Using NAC, organizations can provide network access to endpoint devices such as PCs, PDAs, and servers that are verified to be fully compliant with established security policy. NAC can also identify noncompliant devices and deny them access, place them in a quarantined area, or give them restricted access to computing resources. NAC is part of the Cisco Self-Defending Network. Its goal is to create greater intelligence in the network to automatically identify, prevent, and adapt to security threats.
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