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Abstract: Network Security – Notes from the Field
The Internet is a more dangerous place today than at any time in its brief history. Viruses, Trojan horses, and worms have become commonplace. A computer can now become infected simply by visiting the wrong Website, clicking the wrong email attachment, connecting to the wrong network, or making the wrong instant message connection. Even greater threats can originate from within your organization. A disgruntled employee may use the Internet to conduct corporate espionage. Employees or contractors may access inappropriate content, creating a potential liability for your company. There is also a loss of productivity when employees become distracted by non-business Websites. This presentation will provide an introduction to the various threats to your network, and how they are evolving. It will describe how the production and distribution of computer “malware” has become a growing industry with a profit motive. Fred will share a few of his own experiences related to Internet threats, and present several strategies for mitigating your company’s risk.
Speaker Bio: Fred Granville, founder of FLG Networking Services, is an alumnus of IBM Global Services, where he performed network consulting and design services for a broad spectrum of IBM customers. His clients have included organizations in the finance, manufacturing, sports entertainment, health care and education industry sectors. Prior to joining Global Services, he spent more than fifteen years with IBM as a design engineer, systems engineer, and technical project manager. Fred is an experienced technical leader of teams of engineers on complex networking projects. He has extensive consulting and hands-on installation experience with Cisco PIX and NetScreen firewalls, Linux security tools, Cisco routers, gigabit switches, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN). He holds the Cisco CCNA and CCNP certifications.
Here are a couple of images from a project Fred did for the State of Kansas (click to enlarge):
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