VPN ( Private Networks, Virtual Private Networking, V P N, Virtual Private Networks, and VPNs) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Private Networks, Virtual Private Networking, V P N, Virtual Private Networks, and VPNs
DEFINITION: A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. A virtual private network can be contrasted with an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can only be used by one organization. The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization …
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Recent Vendor Reports on VPN
Vulberability Management for Dummies sponsored by Qualys, Inc. BOOK: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This book simply explains the essential steps of vulnerability management and shows you how to select the right tools. TOPICS: Networking \| Security \| VPN \| Vulnerabilities \| Vulnerability Management

Missing Link: Tech Notes for Enterprise-Class UTM sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: The consolidation and simplification of security infrastructure that it affords is certainly an attractive, cost saving feature of UTM technology. TOPICS: Enterprise \| Integrated Threat Management \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| VPN

ESG: 3-D Network Security sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Feb 2008 SUMMARY: ESG believes that 3-D network security is available today so there is no time to waste, large organizations should prepare for 3-D network security with a pragmatic and effective plan of attack. TOPICS: LAN \| Network Security \| SSL \| Threat Management \| VPN \| WAN

How to Protect Your Critical Resources with Identity-based Access Control sponsored by AEP Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 23 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This paper addresses the concerns facing network security architects and introduces AEP IDpoint as an advanced IBAC solution that meets datacenter security needs and satisfies modern business security challenges. TOPICS: Access Control \| Compliance Auditing \| Identity Management \| Outsourcing \| Security \| VPN

Optimizing WAN Performance: Accelerating Market Growth sponsored by Burton Group WHITE PAPER: Posted: 18 Apr 2008 \| Published: 03 Jan 2006 SUMMARY: This report, updated by Senior Analyst Eric Siegel, describes cost-effective bandwidth optimization techniques such as compression and caching along with protocol optimization techniques and wide-area file services (WAFS) technologies. TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Consolidation \| Enterprise \| Voice over Internet Protocol \| VPN \| WAN

Sprint Data Link(SM) for Wireless WAN sponsored by Sprint DATA SHEET: Posted: 09 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Flexible, reliable wireless alternative to lower WAN costs and provide extra layer of redundancy for business critical applications. TOPICS: Mobile Workers \| MPLS \| VPN \| WAN \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security

Disaster Recovery for Critical Communications sponsored by Storage Decisions WEBCAST: Posted: 21 Mar 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This session will cover how to assess protection needs and test network's recoverability. TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| LAN \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Users \| Unified Messaging \| VPN \| WAN

Harnessing the Voice Revolution sponsored by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: The managed services model may enable enterprises to reduce the risks involved in VoIP deployment while tapping into the service provider's expertise to address quality of service and network management issues. TOPICS: PSTN \| ROI \| VoIP \| VPN \| WAN

WAN Optimization in MPLS Networks - The Transparency Challenge sponsored by Expand Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 19 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2005 SUMMARY: Today's modern Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as MPLS networks, provide much more than just a framework for information transport. TOPICS: Consolidation \| MPLS \| Network Infrastructure \| Security \| VoIP \| VPN \| WAN

Network Monitoring with Jalasoft sponsored by JALASOFT WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 \| Published: 10 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: A very well integrated solution to monitor your network, applications and servers is the combination of Jalasoft Xian Network Manager Io with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. TOPICS: Network Monitoring \| Servers \| VPN

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VPN DEFINITION (continued): … with the same capabilities, but at a much lower cost.

A VPN works by using the shared public infrastructure while maintaining privacy through security procedures and tunneling protocols such as the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). In effect,the protocols, by encrypting data at the sending end and decryptingit at the receiving end, send the data through a "tunnel" that cannotbe "entered" by data that is not properly encrypted. An additionallevel of security involves encrypting not only the data, but also theoriginating and receiving …
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