Industry Leaders Unite to Address Network Security Concerns

Strategic Insights -

Intel Corporation and four other IT leaders have joined forces to provide end-to-end network security solutions, addressing the growing need for secure data transmission in an increasingly open business infrastructure. The collaboration aims to create a trusted environment for information exchange, thereby becoming key to a company's success. Industry leaders are working together to develop and implement network security solutions that can help protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.

Key Takeaways:

  • Intel Corporation is providing Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) products for PC and server platforms, optimized for the Windows 2000 operating system.
  • Compaq and IBM plan to incorporate IPSec technology into their platform security offerings to provide an end-to-end protected network environment.
  • Intel and Entrust have announced the Intel/Entrust Interoperability Alliance to extend and enhance a more protected network environment with public certificate-based security.
  • A recent survey by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Computer Security Institute found that 24% of respondents reported their network systems had been penetrated by outsiders in 1998, resulting in a total loss of $1,637,000.
  • Another 45% of survey respondents reported experiencing unauthorized access by insiders within their company in 1998, resulting in a total loss of $50,565,000.
  • Intel is developing IPSec connectivity products for PC and server platforms that help secure traffic over LANs.
  • Compaq is strengthening network security on PC platforms with solutions to be deployed later this year.
  • IBM will be the first to market with an integrated security solution that features IPSec, Wake on LAN, and Alert on LAN.
  • Entrust's end-to-end PKI solutions are tightly integrated with Intel's Fast Ethernet Connectivity Products.
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 integrates a standards-based IPSec implementation with central security policy management.

Statistics:

  • 24% of respondents in the 1998 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey reported their network systems had been penetrated by outsiders, resulting in a total loss of $1,637,000.
  • 45% of survey respondents reported experiencing unauthorized access by insiders within their company in 1998, resulting in a total loss of $50,565,000.
  • Intel is developing IPSec connectivity products that can secure traffic over LANs at a rate of 3 Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption for data.

Sources:

  • "1998 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey," Computer Security Institute (CSI), 1998
  • Intel Corporation, "Intel and Industry Leaders Unite to Address Network Security Concerns," September 14, 1999