Today's businesses must function without the constraints of physical location; employees, consultants, business partners, and customers need access to corporate resources from anywhere at anytime. Traditional remote access technologies, however, have proven expensive, complicated to maintain, and often insecure. Today, however, new SSL VPN technology offers great promise by providing access at a fraction of the cost of older technology and in a much simpler fashion. It also can serve as a full access platform - for many types of online business activity in addition to simple remote access. In this session I will discuss SSL VPN technology, how it can enhance employee productivity and other business activities, improve convenience for users, and save your organization significant money.

Biographical Summary:

Joseph Steinberg is Director of Technical Services at Whale Communications, a firm specializing in IT security and remote access. In addition to his technical role, he has managed several business functions while at Whale, including product marketing and strategic alliances. Previously, he served in senior-management capacities at several consulting firms and as a security deployment specialist at Computer Associates.
Mr. Steinberg’s May 2003 article “SSL VPN Security” introduced an awareness of several critical security issues generated by SSL VPN technology; since its publication, nearly every vendor in the space has acted upon the concerns and recommendations made in the article.
Mr. Steinberg has written numerous additional articles in various journals, magazines, and other publications, and has lectured on topics related to IT security and management. He has also been interviewed by various media personalities as an expert on IT security.
Mr. Steinberg holds an M.S. degree in computer science from NYU, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).