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Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World

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Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World

Tom Gillis

Securing the Borderless Network reveals New techniques for securing advanced Web 2.0, virtualization, mobility, and collaborative applications

Today’s new Web 2.0, virtualization, mobility, telepresence, and collaborative applications offer immense potential for enhancing productivity and competitive advantage. However, they also introduce daunting new security issues, many of which are already being exploited by cybercriminals. Securing the Borderless Network is the first book entirely focused on helping senior IT decision-makers understand, manage, and mitigate the security risks of these new collaborative technologies.

Cisco® security technology expert Tom Gillis brings together systematic, timely decision-making and technical guidance for companies of all sizes: information and techniques for protecting collaborative systems without compromising their business benefits. You’ll walk through multiple scenarios and case studies, from Cisco Webex® conferencing to social networking to cloud computing. For each scenario, the author identifies key security risks and presents proven best-practice responses, both technical and nontechnical.

Securing the Borderless Network reviews the latest Cisco technology solutions for managing identity and securing networks, content, endpoints, and applications. The book concludes by discussing the evolution toward "Web 3.0" applications and the Cisco security vision for the borderless enterprise, providing you with a complete security overview for this quickly evolving network paradigm.

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The Bad Guys from Outside: Malware

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Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Network Security—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 1

The Evolution of Firewalls 2

Proxy Versus Stateful Inspection 2

From Proxy to Stateful Inspection—and Back Again 4

Endnote 5

Reference 5

Chapter 2 Collaboration and Web 2.0 Technologies 7

Viral Uncertainty Principle 8

Only Connect Digitally 9

Easy Online Collaboration 9

Enterprise-Level Online Collaboration Tools 10

Storage and Applications in the Cloud 11

Endnotes 12

Chapter 3 Building Relationships with Web 2.0 13

Demolishing Communication “Silos” 15

No Future for the Faceless 16

Endnotes 17

References 17

Chapter 4 The Cloud Computing Revolution 19

Managing the “Islands” 20

Disconnected Workflows: Minimal Security 22

Sleeping Easier About Security 24

Endnotes 26

References 26

Chapter 5 You’re in San Jose, I’m in Bangalore—Let’s Meet 27

Breakthrough Technology 28

Travel Costs Drop Dramatically 29

Richer, More Productive Meetings 32

Network Implications 33

Endnotes 35

References 35

Chapter 6 Watson, Can You Hear Us? 37

Human Need for Connectedness 38

Cutting the Cord 39

One Chip Makes You Smaller 41

Handheld Harvest: Apples to BlackBerrys 44

These Unprecedented Times 45

Evolution of the Smartphone 47

Endnotes 49

References 50

Chapter 7 The Consumerization of IT 53

Talkin’ ‘bout an Evolution 54

Blame It on the Music 55

More Than Just Smartphones 56

Consumerization: A Pull and a Push 57

Safely Consumerizing IT 59

References 60

Chapter 8 The Bad Guys from Outside: Malware 61

Modern Malware Overview 61

    Types of Malware 62

    Botnets 63

    Even Trusted Sites Can’t Be Trusted 64

Finding the Weak Points 64

Social Engineering for Success 65

Spamming and Phishing Get Targeted 67

Profit Motive 70

Endnotes 71

References 71

Chapter 9 Who Are These Guys? 73

The Business of Malware 73

Studying Pharmaceutical Spam 75

Other Links in the Global Chain 77

Taking on the Bad Guys 78

Endnotes 79

References 79

Chapter 10 Signs of Hope 81

Harnessing the Network 82

    Bad Guys Team Up 82

    Staying in Front of the Threats 83

Scanning for Signatures 83

Behavioral Analysis of Bad Code 84

The Power of Reputation 85

Global Threat Correlation 88

Combining Countermeasures 89

Endnotes 90

Reference 90

Chapter 11 Acceptable Use Policies 91

The Inevitable Evolution of AUPs 91

Gen X/Gen Y “Problem” 92

“Necessary” Noncompliance 94

AUPs Versus the Will of the Employees 96

Endnote 98

References 98

Chapter 12 The Realities of Data Loss 99

One Breach, Multiple Shockwaves 100

Insiders 102

Compliance Pitfall 103

DLP: Chasing Rainbows? 103

Endnotes 104

References 105

Chapter 13 Collaboration Without Confidence 107

Saying “No Thanks” to the “Culture of No” 109

One Workforce, Diverse Needs 111

Secure Collaboration: Anytime, Anywhere, from Any Device 112

Countervailing Forces 114

Endnotes 115

References 116

Chapter 14 Identity Management: We Need to Know if You Are a Dog 117

Identity: The Key to the Security Kingdom 118

Establishing Identity 120

A Flexible Identity Fabric 122

Endnote 123

References 123

Chapter 15 Security for the Borderless Network: Making Web 2.0 and 3.0 Safe for Business 125

Security Policies for the New Open Networked World 126

The Borderless Network Security Architecture 127

Super-Charged Scanners 128

Security Everywhere in the Network 129

    Security Intelligence Designed In 130

    The Line Between Policy and Enforcement 131

    Redefining the Endpoint 132

Collaboration with Confidence 133

Endnote 134

Reference 134

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