Author(s):
Kunjal Trivedi -
Publisher and Imprint:
Cisco Press
Date of Publication:
March 22, 2007
Edition:
First
Number of Pages:
80
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[Read Me First]: Building or Buying VPNs (Digital Short Cut)Kunjal TrivediISBN-10: 1-58720-134-8ISBN-13: 978-1-58720-134-9One of the most popular approaches to establishing a secure computing and network environment is the virtual private network (VPN), which enables organizations to use Internet transport securely to connect remote offices and remote users to the main corporate site, thus eliminating expensive dedicated WAN links and modem banks. Furthermore, with the advent of cost-effective, high-bandwidth technologies such as DSL, organizations can use VPNs to reduce their connectivity costs while simultaneously increasing remote connection bandwidth.[Read Me First]: Building or Buying VPNs helps managers and network security engineers understand and evaluate the costs and benefits associated with this fast-growing technology. This Digital Short Cut helps you to evaluate technology choices, such as whether to build or buy VPN services and how to efficiently manage and lower costs of VPN solutions. From the networking professional to the CEO, this Digital Short Cut provides important information on the business strategies behind the technology.Table of Contents:Chapter 1: The VPN Technology Promise: Secure Access from Anywhere to AnythingChapter 2: Making the Business Case for Building or Buying a VPNChapter 3: VPN Technology Primer and Comparisons of VPN Technology OptionsChapter 4: Cisco Case Study: Deploying VPN Services for WAN Connectivity and Disaster RecoveryChapter 5: Case Study: Managed VPN Services for Teleworkers Using IPsec TechnologyAppendix A: Decision Maker Checklist: VPN Planning, Design, Implementation, and Operation StagesAppendix B: Decision Maker Checklist: VPN Vendor SelectionAbout the author:Kunjal Trivedi, CCIE No. 3460, initially joined Cisco in 1999 as aconsulting engineer but soon moved into security consulting. He thenworked in product management covering Cisco IOS infrastructure security.Currently, he is helping Cisco shape the marketing vision and strategyfor managed security services.A widely respected networking security expert, Kunjal has publishedarticles and presents infrastructure security, IP security, and managedsecurity topics at Cisco Networkers events and at conferences suchas the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on OperationalTechnologies.Kunjal has a bachelor of engineering degree with honors in electricaland electronics engineering from the University of Wales, College ofCardiff, and a master of science degree in artificial intelligence fromCranfield Institute of Technology, UK. He holds CISSP and CCIEdesignations in routing and switching and security. Recently, Kunjalwas awarded Chartered Engineer status by the Institute of Engineeringand Technology in the United Kingdom. He can be reached atkunjal@cisco.com.
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