Configuring IPCop Firewalls: Closing Borders with Open Source

Barrie Dempster is currently employed as a Senior Consultant for NGS Software Ltd a world-renowned security consultancy well known for their focus in enterprise-level application vulnerability research and database security. He has a background in Infrastructure and n a number of specialised environments such as institutions, telecommunications companies, call centres, and other organisations across multiple continents. Barrie has experience in the integration of and telecommunications systems requiring high calibre secure design, testing and management. He has been involved in a variety of projects from the design and implementation of Internet banking systems to large-scale conferencing and telephony infrastructure, as well as penetration testing and other security assessments of business critical infrastructure.James Eaton-Lee works as a Consultant specializing in who has worked with clients ranging from with a handful of employees to multinational banks. He has a varied background, including experience working with IT in ISPs, manufacturing firms, and . James has been involved in the integration of a range of systems, from analogue and VOIP telephony to NT and AD domains in mission-critical environments with thousands of hosts, as well as UNIX & LINUX servers in a variety of roles. James is a strong advocate of the use of appropriate technology, and the need to make technology more approachable and flexible for businesses of all sizes, but especially in the SME marketplace in which technology is often forgotten and avoided. James has been a strong believer in the relevancy and merit of Open Source and Free Software for a number of years and - wherever appropriate - uses it for himself and his clients, integrating it fluidly with other technologies.

Configuring IPCop Firewalls: Closing Borders with Open Source