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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>VPNs - Network Security's
Magic Bullet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u>About the Talk<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>VPNs are a tool incredibly widely used in business for
everything from remote access to linking sites together. Although frequently
used to add and augment security, there are a number of common ways in which
they're misused, as well as architectural flaws in VPN technology which make them
ill-suited at what they do - and in some instances less secure!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>James will discuss some of these weaknesses and what
implications they can have, as well as outlining other ways of giving people
remote access to services and data cheaply, securely, and easily.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><u>Speaker Bio<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>James works as an infrastructure security consultant for
a consultancy with clients ranging from small businesses with a handful of
employees to multinational banks and Fortune 200 companies. He has experience implementing,
supporting, fixing, and breaking a wide variety of technologies.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Date & Time <o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Monday 11<sup>th</sup> June 2007 at 7pm.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Venue<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University of Dundee, City Campus, Queen Mother Building
(School of Computing), Balfour Street (off Old Hawkhill), Seminar Room<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(This venue can be found as Building 61 on the Campus Map at
<a href="http://www.dundee.ac.uk/general/campusmap/">www.dundee.ac.uk/general/campusmap/</a>
)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Contact<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>John A Thomson – <a
href="mailto:john@roundtripsolutions.com">john@roundtripsolutions.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Information<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Non-members, including students, are most welcome at this free
meeting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The BCS is a Registered Charity: No 292,786<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Many
thanks and regards<br>
<br>
John A Thomson<br>
<br>
Managing Director<br>
<br>
Roundtrip Solutions Limited<br>
15 Freuchie Mill, Freuchie, Cupar, Fife KY15 7JL<br>
t: +44 (0)1337 858 826 - +44 (0) 131 208 1826<br>
<a href="http://www.roundtripsolutions.com"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.roundtripsolutions.com</span></a><br>
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| Registered in Scotland |<br>
| Company No: SC257029 | VAT No: 828 7851 81 |</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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