Seems like an overly broad question to me. Before we can give you any ideas on security we'd need to know what you're protecting, from whom, what the requirements of the backbone are, what your budget is....
For example: fiber is more secure than copper in that it's very difficult to tap, but you may not have the budget for that and perhaps you have the entire length of the backbone physically secured and aren't worried about people tapping it. How important is it to you to encrypt your backbone traffic? What physical distances does your backbone cover and under what circumstances? Are you concerned with protecting it from national security agencies or script kiddies? What's your budget? What's the platform, what security measures have you taken throughout the rest of the network, what kind of experience does your IT staff have.... If your data is valuable it's probably a good idea for you to seek out a qualified security consultant who can come to your site(s) and give you a more thorough review and suggest solutions. Aloha, -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com **I'm sorry but I can't respond to direct requests for assistance. Please post any responses here to the list where all can benefit from them and have input** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 4:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Backbone Security Issue > > > Hello all, > > Can somebody advice me what security issue should be considerd > on backbone design? Better introduce some product to me. > > Thanks ahead! > > -- > Best regards, > carberry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
