Case Study: Bear, Trap, and Associates

ESSENCE OF THE CASE

Here are the essential elements in this case:

  • Install a VPN server in the Santa Barbara office.

  • Install VPN clients in all other offices and migrate WAN links to VPN links over the Internet.

  • Implement a certificate authority infrastructure and issue clients their own certificates. Configure the server with its own certificate and enable SSL/TLS. Configure the server to require clients to furnish valid certificates for authentication.

  • Implement SSH to secure data feeds.

SCENARIO

Bear, Trap, and Associates (BTA) is a company that deals with financial markets worldwide. Currently, the company has branches across the United States and offices in Canada, the UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and ...

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