Client Profile:
 | Kansas City-based manufacturing operation with 10 offices in other states, 2 in Kansas |
| Corporate office contained approximately 130 users |
| No existing Wide Area Network (WAN), minimal security in place |
Project Objectives:
| DVITS to probe security, profile recommendations which would improve overall security posture |
| Design an integrated Wide Area Network (WAN) which did not utilize expensive leased lines |
| Ensure that perimeter security would be strong enough to prevent successful external attack, but was designed in such a way to allow remote users to access the corporate LAN using an encrypted VPN connection |
| Ensure the business' 12 remote locations were tied together in a WAN which was transparent to all users |
Project Results:
| DVITS probed security and documented a number of significant external security shortcomings to include open NETBIOS ports, WAN locations not firewall protected, and network devices improperly secured from attack |
| Based upon the results of the probe, an overall security plan was submitted for the client's review |
| DVITS set up and tested all WAN and security components in our labs for customer approval prior to deployment |
| Upon approval of the plan, the perimeter security was implemented using VPN firewalls to allow for 100% encrypted, authenticated traffic between locations |
| The entire corporation was connected into a WAN over a 24-hour period without the use of leased lines |
| The customer estimates the VPN-based WAN as designed saved the corporation $5000-6500 per month (i.e. over $60,000 per year) |
| Administration is performed 100% from the corporate office, thus minimizing personnel costs for remote offices and travel costs for IT staff |