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Custom VPN Services or: "One size fits none"
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Be aware that "one size fits none". VPN software does not just
install and make
you secure automagically. You need to be assured that your VPN is really
private by a capable security professional. If your VPN is compromised, then
no firewall can save your network
resources from compromise.
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| What is a VPN? |
A Virtual Private Network is a collection of security conventions and tools that
provide encrypted tunnels through the public Internet*;
allowing a private set of functions to operate as though the
participants were on a private network.
These services can allow secure remote logins to
corporate intranets using laptops and other remote network connected
computers. You can now have multiple factor authentication consisting of something
you know (the password), something you have (e.g. a smart card), and something
you are (e.g. a thumbprint). You can have this today, or as soon as our
engineers can arrive on-site to give out serial port or PCMCIA devices to your
employees and implement the software.
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| How can I get one? |
There are a number of VPN software manufacturers,
Checkpoint,
Cisco, Lucent,
eSoft,
IP Dynamics,
and V-One are among the more well known
and reliable makers of software and appliances that support VPNs.
However, given the nature of the technology marketplace
and the desirability of future product support, we cannot endorse
any specific future prospect for any of these currently well-thought-of
companies.
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| Well then, where does ISC fit into the picture? |
We don't make VPN software. We can develop
custom software for you using the OpenSSH API's if it's necessary to solve your
problems, but generally we use existing VPN software on your behalf.
We're just giving you the best most helpful service we can.
Generally we provide value-added services to even the most well-established
and professionally done VPN implementations (even if we didn't implement them)
by performing security certifications, ongoing security reviews, and fine-tuning
technical and policy recommendations to enhance security.
Of course we would love to talk with you about doing the primary installation,
policy decision, and configuration of your new VPN, but we can also provide
after-the-fact services, including intrusion detection, if you have reason to
believe your system has been compromised by particularly stealthy or
surreptitious intruders. We can also provide broader scale complete security
solutions to systems integrators and other technical consultants. See our
list of partners.
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