From: The SANS Institute (Webcastsans.org)
Date: Mon Jul 05 2004 - 21:25:24 CDT

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Dear Colleague,

Two free webcasts are being offered this month. Please join us for
a discussion and learning session during our First Wednesday webcast
on Deep Packet Inspection, July 7, and Internet Storm Center: Threat
Update series on July 14. If you have never participated in a SANS
webcast, see the simple instructions at the end of this message.

First Wednesday Webcast: Deep Packet Inspection
Featuring: Angela Orebaugh and Mark Stevens
Sponsored By: WatchGuard
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:00pm EDT (1700 UTC)
http://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90474

Deep Packet Inspection
The term "deep packet inspection" has been increasingly appearing in
vendor marketing literature, security articles, and industry reports
over the past few years. It is a technology that is blurring the
lines between firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion
prevention systems. How mature is this technology, can it keep up
with today's high speed networks, and is it ready for primetime? This
webcast will explain the details of deep packet inspection, how it
works, the types of vulnerabilities that it can protect against,
and some current implementations. Is this the next phase in firewall
evolution and are you ready to trust your security to it?

Optimizing Performance in an Application-Aware Firewall
Conventional wisdom says that if your firewall performs content
inspection (in other words, filters not merely the header of each
packet, but also its payload), your network performance will slow
noticeably. But that's not necessarily true. WatchGuard's Chief
Strategy Officer, Mark Stevens, will explain briefly the difference
in performance achieved by layered security architecture versus a
monolithic implementation of application-layer security. He'll also
explain how layered security puts you in a more flexible position
for dealing with new demands on your network, whether those demands
are the latest worm or a cutting-edge IT initiative.

Angela Orebaugh has worked in information technology for 10 years,
and is currently an information security engineer at Booz Allen
Hamilton in the DC metro area. Angela is a researcher, writer, and
instructor for SANS Institute, and has helped to develop and revise
SANS course material. She serves as the Senior Mentor Coach for the
SANS Local Mentor Program.

Mark Stevens guides technology development for WatchGuard's growing
enterprise business. With more than 19 years of engineering and
security experience, he oversees the strategic product direction and
development processes of the company's firewall product line. Mark
holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Western
Australia and a Grad Dip in Education from Curtin University.

Internet Storm Center: Threat Update
Featuring: Johannes Ullrich
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:00pm EDT (1700 UTC)
http://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90490

The SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) uses advanced data correlation
and isualization techniques to analyze data collected from thousands
of sensors in over sixty countries. Experienced analysts constantly
monitor the Storm Center data feeds searching for trends and anomalies
in order to identify potential threats. When a threat is identified,
the team immediately begins an intensive investigation to gauge the
threat's severity and impact. This monthly webcast discusses recent
threats observed by the Internet Storm Center, and discusses new
software vulnerabilities or system exposures that were disclosed over
the past month. The general format is about 30 minutes of presentation
by senior ISC staff, followed by a question and answer period.

Johannes is currently responsible for the SANS Internet Storm
Center. In addition, as part of the SANS sysadmin team, he is managing
some of SANS's systems and networks. Prior to working for SANS,
Johannes worked as a lead support engineer for a web development
company and as a research physicist. Johannes holds a Ph.D. in
Physics and is located outside of Boston, MA.

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SANS live web broadcasts will allow you to hear a knowledgeable
speaker while viewing presentation slides that you can download
in advance. In order to access the webcasts, you will need a SANS
portal account and either Real Audio Player or Windows Media Player
(free downloads are available at our website).

If you do not already have a portal account, just go to
<http://portal.sans.org/ and fill in the simple registration form,
it's free!

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SANS Webcasts are wonderful for filling in the gaps, but they are
not a substitute for face-to-face training. SANS Washington DC 2004,
in our Nations Capital, July 26-31, offers 6 training tracks to
provide effective hands-on instructions to satisfy the beginner or
more advanced practitioner. Go to http://www.sans.org/washingtondc04/
for further information.

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