Del Monte Case Study

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GBA5304, Spring 2011 Instructor: Dr. Azuaje Case 2 from Chapter 6 Student's name: BABATUNDE BABAJIDE 1.What is a primary concern of making a private network available to employees who are outside the office? why The primary concern of making a private network available to employees who are outside the office is the system security. Del Monte wanted to provide access to its corporate data and services to employees outside the office without putting its network at risk. The reason for that is by opening connection over internet, a company makes its network more vulnerable to harkers. 2. What technologies did Del Monte employ to address this primary concern? Del Monte worked with telecommunication professionals to set up a secure web site that employees and partners could access from any internet connection. The website uses VPN authentication and Cisco's secure Aces Control (CSAC) to keep up hackers out and allow authorized users in. Once logged on, the user can access only the portions on the network and data that they have been authorized to access. Del Monte suplies even more secure connection for employees that work from home. Those employees are given a Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, a network device that provides a firewall and intrusion prevention system (IPS) to keep hackers out and vertual private networking VPN to encrypt and safeguard data flowing over the network. Telecommuters connect their PCs and tele[hones to the device to enjoy the same quality of network service as those in corporate headquaters. Critical Thinking Questions 1. What benefits do Del Monte and its employees enjoy by providing extranet access to the Del Monte network? Del Monte employees enjoy the extranet access to the Del Monte network by connecting their PCs and telephones to a network device as to enjoy the same quality of network service as those

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