Nancy Leonard, Webtorials

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• Steven Taylor commented on Threat Control and Containment
  Excellent points! Two quick items that I would also point out that the casual user might forget about so the corporate folks should send semi-constant reminders about... 1) It looks really cool in an .html formatted email to be able to click on a link.  However, even thought the link says it's going to www.webtorials.com, it might actually go to Cisco.  (Using two very safe sites as an example only.) 2) One should be extremely wary of any links that go to a numeric IP address.  For instance, this link to Cisco might actually go somewhere else. Unless you REALLY...
• Sarah Schultz, Cisco commented on Threat Control and Containment
  One thing in the security world hasn't changed...you still need a layered security strategy, there is no single bullet to solve all security issues. A layered approach including firewalls, IPS systems, integrated switch/router security, content security, endpoint security, etc, is still needed. Many organizations are preferring some of these aspects of security in cloud-based services...but that's another conversation... To the mobile device issue, agreed, organizations are now challenged with how to secure and apply appropriate policies on the plethera of devices coming into the network. To solve this particular problem, Cisco just announced a new AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution that...
• Champa Bhushan, RCG, Inc. commented on Hybrid Network Unification - MPLS plus Internet-VPNs
  It is a very good approach, as an expensive MPLS VPN is being used, in addition to less expensive Intrenet VPN. I have a couple of questions- 1. Does Ipanema have an appliance which sits betweem the customer edge devices and Carrier network, and monitors and controls the two VPNs for load sharing/load balancing, or is it a software solution that can be implemented at the edge devices? 2. Would this solution acommodate all types of IP VPN. 3. How much the software or appliance costs? 4. Would this appliance/software be required at each site in teh VPN? It is...
• Steven Taylor commented on Hybrid Network Unification - MPLS plus Internet-VPNs
  Excellent questions, Champa.  Thanks for asking...I forwarded your question to Ipanema for their input.In the meantime, you might want to check out some of the technical documents at the Ipanema website.  The paper on Smart Path Selection might be especially helpful, though possibly not quite as technical as you wish....
• Thierry Grenot - CTO - Ipanema Technologies commented on Hybrid Network Unification - MPLS plus Internet-VPNs
  Dear Champa, please find below a few additional information you may find useful: 1- Ipanema proposes an appliance that sits on the LAN side of the CPE (i.e. before the first congestion point which is the CPE itself). It 'senses and manages' in an unified manner up to 3 independent networks. 2- All types of VPN are allowed (e.g. MPLS+MPLS, IP/VPN+IP/VPN, FR+IP/VPN, etc...). 3- List price starts at approximately 2,000$ for a 2 Mpbs line - Some additional cost is necessary to activate WAN optimization on the same appliance. 4- An appliance is needed on all sites where you would...