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Jennifer Minella Hosting Peer2Peer BYOD Session at RSA Conference 2012

blairadmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:51:24 +0000

The 2012 RSA Conference begins next week in San Francisco. Thursday, March 1st, CAD’s Jennifer Minella will be hosting the Peer2Peer session on BYOD in the enterprise. If you are heading that way, this session is not to be missed (BYOD is the buzzword of the year it seems!).

Doubts, Dread and Decisions: Dealing with BYOD in the Enterprise P2P

Session: P2P-306A (Peer2Peer Track)
Moderator: Jennifer Jabbusch Minella, CISO, Infrastructure Security Specialist, CAD, Inc.
Time: Thursday, March 1, 3:20 PM, 50 minutes in Room 110

Overview: With the consumerization of wireless and networked devices, the concept of BYOD (bring your own device) has most enterprise security teams scrambling for guidance. In this P2P session, attendees will exchange ideas on integrating unmanaged and personal devices in the enterprise environment, and discuss ways to secure assets, protect resources, manage use and create policies to govern it all.

More BYOD goodness: Jennifer rounded-up a list of other BYOD sessions at RSA next week and started a collection of BYOD resources on her blog, Security Uncorked.

Many of CAD’s partners will have booths at the RSA conference this year, be sure to stop by and say hello (and tell them CAD sent you!):

Barracuda – Booth #1147
Blue Coat – Booth #1841
HP – Booth #1717
Juniper – Booth #923
SonicWALL – Booth #1153
Splunk – Booth #1825
WinMagic – Booth #939

Juniper Networks Tech Days: RTP & Charlotte

blairadmin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:47:04 +0000

Juniper Networks is hosting two free tech days in February– one in Charlotte, NC and the other in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC. CAD is attending both events so we’ll see you there!

Come learn about the latest in Secure Mobility – Enabling BYOD, Non-Stop Wireless, and Virtual Machine Compliance.

Seats are limited, sign up now for Charlotte or RTP !

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AGENDA

8:15am – 9:00am	Registration and continental breakfast
9:00am – 9:45am	Secure Mobility – Enabling BYOD
The proliferation of mobile devices brings new challenges in supporting the new paradigm of “Bring Your Own Device” to work. Learn how Juniper’s Mobile Device Management Solutions enable and secure these devices for a simply connected experience.
9:45am – 10:30am	Non-Stop Wireless
The network has gone wireless! Learn how Juniper is scaling the campus and branch with Juniper’s innovative wireless solution. Juniper is the leader in high grade, non-stop wireless. Learn how your company can leverage this technology to be simply connected.
10:30am – 10:45am	Break
10:45-11:30am	Virtual Machine Compliance
Learn how Juniper is tackling the tough problem of VM compliance. By securing the Virtual machine in the datacenter Juniper is enabling a “follow me” security solution no matter where your VM resource resides or travels. This is a key component of meeting compliance. Come out and learn on how best to secure and comply with your VM.
11:30am-11:45am	Wrap up/Next steps

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Seats are limited, sign up now for Charlotte or RTP!

Event Information

Charlotte, NC

When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 8:30am-11:45am
Where: Charlotte Marriott Executive Park
5700 West Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217

Research Triangle Park

When: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time: 8:30am-11:45am
Where: Marriott Research Triangle Park
4700 Guardian Drive
Durham, NC 27703

Webinar: Meru’s Distributed Mobile Enterprise

blairadmin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:25 +0000

Now that the holidays are over, how are you handling the onslaught of new wireless devices on your network? If you’re in the majority, you’re probably still trying to figure out how to offer secure, reliable network access for employees and guests, most of whom are bringing personal devices into the office. Meru Networks and Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. are teaming up to provide the technical info on how Meru Networks’ wireless technology is structurally different, more reliable and more cost-effective than any other competitor in the market.

Meru Networks’ wireless shines in high density, BYOD, and highly mobile environments. They’ve solved wireless issues in huge healthcare, education, hospitality, and retail accounts (among others). Of course, CAD has Meru certified engineers on staff and a wide range of successful Meru implementations.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:

Design a wireless infrastructure that is scalable, secure and supports increased density.
Deliver quick, easy and secure network access to guests and employee-owned devices on the enterprise network.
Reduce IT overhead and burden by simplifying network access and provisioning for guests.

You may have seen these in our newsletter or on our Facebook page, but here are some great Meru Networks videos to introduce you to the technology and how it works:

The Meru Difference: http://youtu.be/FoJ4vCvAOZU

Meru Networks: Very High Density Wireless LAN Demonstration: http://youtu.be/5zfV2o12res

Register for the webinar on Tuesday, February 14^th at 11am-12pm: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/770465200?elq=e79b7e8ff71e47f7ba8e5fa1004229ed

Register for the webinar on Thursday, February 16^that 3pm-4pm: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/699259681?elq=e79b7e8ff71e47f7ba8e5fa1004229ed

“Low Tech Hacking” Now Shipping

blairadmin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:40:54 +0000

CAD’s very own Jennifer Minella is a co-author of the new book, Low Tech Hacking. You can find Jennifer’s work in the introduction, with an overview of each chapter, and in Chapter 4 Low Tech Wireless Hacking.

What’s covered in Low Tech Hacking:

Criminals using hacking techniques can cost corporations, governments, and individuals millions of dollars each year. While the media focuses on the grand-scale attacks that have been planned for months and executed by teams and countries, there are thousands more that aren’t broadcast. Low Tech Hacking focuses on the everyday hacks that, while simple in nature, actually add up to the most significant losses. Attackers are using common techniques like social engineering, wireless hacking, and targeting and surveillance to gain access to valuable data. This book contains detailed descriptions of potential threats and vulnerabilities, many of which the majority of the information systems world may be unaware. Author Jack Wiles spent many years as an inside penetration testing team leader, proving these threats and vulnerabilities exist and their countermeasures work. His contributing authors are among the best in the world in their respective areas of expertise.

Contains insider knowledge of what could be your most likely Low Tech threat
Includes timely advice from some of the top security minds in the world
Covers many detailed countermeasures that you can employ to improve your security posture

You can order your copy at Amazon for around $30.

Low Tech Hacking at Amazon

Low Tech Hacking at Syngress

All royalties go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

As a little bonus, bring your copy to IT Hot Topics 2012, May 3-4 and Jennifer and Jack Wiles (lead author) will be happy to sign it.

Webinar: Fallout of the iPad Holiday

blairadmin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:16:40 +0000

Research firm IHS predicts that more than 25 million tablets will ship in Q4 2011, driven by huge demand during the holiday season.

The tablet market is expected to reach 72 million in 2012, and 287 million in 2015 – a clear signal that the BYOD “trend” is becoming the new business reality. Why? Many of these iPads will end up in the hands of employees, who are increasingly demanding that they be able to use the device of their choice on corporate networks. IT departments need to be prepared on Dec. 26th when millions of employees show up with their new devices, looking for network access.

In this webinar, Bradford Networks CTO Frank Andrus will outline the 10 immediate steps that IT needs to take to implement a secure BYOD process.

By the end of the webinar, you will have learned how to devise a BYOD policy that covers everything from what OS versions should be allowed, to providing network access based on role and device type.

Bradford Networks Webinar
“Fallout of the iPad Holiday”
Date: Tuesday, December 20^th
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Speakers: Frank Andrus, CTO, & Tom Murphy, CMO, Bradford Networks

Register for the webinar now: www.bradfordnetworks.com/tre/ipads.php?id=CarolinaAdvancedDigital

Webinar: Identity Manager

blairadmin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:27:37 +0000

The holidays are fast approaching. Is your organization ready to support all the new wireless gadgets that Santa will be bringing? If you’re in the majority, then you’re probably still trying to figure out how to offer secure network access for guests and employees bringing personal devices in to the office. On December 6th, there’s a webinar for a new Identity Manager solution that allows you to provide secure device access management to support guest users and B.Y.O.D. (bring your own device) for your existing wired and wireless networks.

The Identity Manager technology provides a complete solution for:

Guest Lifecycle Management – Creating, notifying, authenticating and reporting on external users accessing a guest network.
Provisioning devices for network access – Smart Connect enables you to allow users to automatically set up their devices for secure network access using 802.1x without the need for any IT involvement.

Identity Manager is a new solution from Meru Networks. Meru recently acquired Identity Networks, provider of secure guest and device access management.

What’s really great about Identity Manager is that it’s NOT LIMITED TO MERU USERS. This technology can be overlaid on ANY existing wired or wireless network.

Chris Carey, IT Administrator at Bellarmine College Preparatory in CA, and Frank Pileiro, District Technology Coordinator for Linwood School District in NJ, will be sharing their experience using Identity Manager during the webinar. It’s always helpful to hear honest feedback from people using the product. Niall El-Assaad, Director of Product Management at Meru, will also be presenting so you can ask detailed technical questions.

Meru Networks Webinar
“Why every IT Director Should be Afraid of the Holidays”
Date: Tuesday, December 6^th
Time: 1:00pm PST / 4:00pm EST
Plus: One attendee will win an Amazon Kindle Fire at the end of the webinar!

Register for the webinar now: http://www.media.qualitytech.com/client/new_bay/2011_1206/375754/launch_partner.htm

Juniper Networks Tech Days: RTP & Columbia

blairadmin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:53:13 +0000

Juniper Networks is hosting two free tech days in December– one in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC and the other in Columbia, SC. CAD is attending both events so we’ll see you there!

Come learn about the latest in Data Center Architecture, Innovative Campus Designs and Secure Branch Office.

Seats are limited, sign up now for RTP or Columbia!

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AGENDA

8:15am – 9:00am	Registration and continental breakfast
9:00am – 9:45am	Qfabric Architecture and the Data Center
The advent of server virtualization has created many challenges in today’s Data Center architecture. Learn how Juniper’s innovative Qfabric Data Center Architecture addresses the challenges in traffic flows, security and scale. This is not your father’s datacenter design!
9:45am – 10:30am	Ethernet Campus Design and Solutions
The campus has gone wireless! Learn how Juniper is scaling the campus in both wired and wireless solutions. By leveraging Virtual Chassis technology Juniper is supercharging the campus while simplifying management and lowering network spend.
10:30am – 10:45am	Break
10:45-11:30am	Securing the Branch Office
Learn how Juniper has been leading the way in consolidating devices at the branch office while increasing security and lowering costs. PCI, UTM, HA, LTE, POE. We have it all for the branch. See why customers are choosing Juniper over the legacy providers.
11:30am-11:45am	Wrap up/Next steps

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Seats are limited, sign up now for RTP or Columbia!

Event Information

Research Triangle Park, NC

When: Thursday, December 1, 2011
Time: 8:30am-11:30am
Where: Marriott Research Triangle Park
4700 Guardian Drive
Durham, NC 27703

Columbia, SC

When: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Time: 8:30am-11:30am
Where: Columbia Marriott
1200 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Lunch & Learn: Prepare against classroom Wi-Fi meltdowns with Meru Networks

blairadmin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:08:06 +0000

We’re hosting a Lunch and Learn seminar next week with Meru Networks at Tribeca Tavern in Raleigh.

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Lunch & Learn Seminar:
“Prepare against classroom Wi-Fi meltdowns”

Are you thinking about…

Converting to ebooks?
Rolling out laptops?
iPads in the classroom?
1 to 1 learning?
E-rate?
Race-To-The-Top?

Join your peers, CAD and Meru Networks for a complimentary Lunch & Learn Seminar at Tribeca Tavern in Raleigh.

Register for the Lunch & Learn now.

When: Friday, October 7th

Where: Tribeca Tavern
6004 Falls of Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
www.tribecatavernnc.com

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

Session Highlights

We’ll have a white board discussion on how to implement “enterprise class wireless technology in an educational enviroment” and cover the following:

Simple management for constrained school IT resources
Design ubiquitous coverage – NO DEAD SPOTS!
Fair access & consistent performance for 30+ students per classroom (1:1 Learning).
iPad, Tablet & Netbook Readiness (School sponsored or Bring Your Own Technology initiatives).
Classroom applications like digital whiteboards, streaming video, digital textbooks and other applications.
Lowering your total cost of ownership.

Come learn how over 500 educational organizations worldwide, from K-12 school districts to Higher Education colleges and universities, have taken advantage of enterprise class next generation wireless LAN technology and reaped the benefits.

Register for the Lunch & Learn now.

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Carolina Advanced Digital Donates Wireless Network to Boy Scouts’ Camp

blairadmin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:34:07 +0000

CARY, NC (September 6, 2011) — Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD), an industry leader of IT infrastructure, management and security solutions, has donated HP equipment for a wireless network at Camp John J. Barnhardt, one of the premier Boy Scouts of America camps in the southeast.

Camp Barnhardt is located on the 1,000 acre William C. Cannon Scout Reservation on Badin Lake in Stanly County, NC. The camp is open year-round and maintained by the Central North Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America, made up of eight districts from seven counties.

Edward Watson, WAN Engineer for Cabarrus County Schools, is a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader of units that attend Camp Barnhardt. Watson knew the value a wireless network would bring to the camp and approached CAD with idea of working together.

“The wireless network will serve as a great learning tool for the Scouts, as well as tremendously help the daily needs of the camp,” said Watson. “From tracking potentially dangerous afternoon thunderstorms to helping a Scout send pictures to his mom, the wireless network will keep us connected and informed.”

Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their Computer Merit Badge by learning how the wireless network works and doing research using the network.

Watson also described a far-reaching benefit of the wireless network—skyping with Scouts from around the world. Recently his unit used Skype to talk with an airman deployed in Afghanistan who is setting up Scout troops in the midst of the action. The wireless network will enable them to have more learning experiences like this in the future.

“We’re proud to help such an upstanding organization as the Boy Scouts of America,” said John Jabbusch, founder and chief engineer at CAD. “Wireless is essential to communication today, and we’re happy to contribute equipment to aid the camp and help the Scouts learn how it all works.”

Watson plans to install the network before the Cub Scouts’ annual Gold Rush event in October.

For more information about the Central North Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Camp John J. Barnhardt, visit www.centralnccouncilbsa.com.

About Carolina Advanced Digital
Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD) is a woman-owned, veteran-owned and privately-held small business specializing in IT infrastructure, security and management solutions. For more than 25 years, CAD has been the leading engineering service and product provider for federal, state and local government agencies as well as healthcare, education and corporate markets. Most of CAD’s professional services and products are available via open market, federal GSA and various state contracts. For more information, call 800-435-2212 or visit www.cadinc.com.

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HP Networking Back on SC State Contract, CAD Awarded Contract Number

blairadmin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:29:07 +0000

CARY, NC (August 10, 2011) – The state of South Carolina has reestablished HP Networking on the statewide contract for Network Hardware Equipment. Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD), an industry leader of IT infrastructure, management and security solutions, has been awarded South Carolina state contract #4400004016 for HP Networking.

“We’re pleased to be an awardee for the South Carolina state contract for HP Networking,” said Susan Jabbusch, president of CAD. “This guarantees our current and future South Carolina customers the best HP Networking pricing on top of our certified engineering expertise in this quality solution.”

South Carolina state contract numbers are awarded to HP Networking’s best resellers. CAD was selected based on having the best pricing, expert technical advice, expert installation technicians, and excellent repair and warranty performance.

“It’s an honor to be recognized for our knowledge and experience in implementing and maintaining HP Networking solutions,” said John Jabbusch, founder and chief engineer of CAD. “We’re looking forward to continue serving our HP Networking customers in South Carolina.”

Alongside the recent addition of HP Networking, CAD holds South Carolina state contract numbers for Blue Coat Systems, Juniper Networks and SonicWALL. CAD is also on Florida state contract for HP Networking, is a Texas CISV, and has a Federal GSA Schedule.

About Carolina Advanced Digital

Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. (CAD) is a woman-owned, veteran-owned and privately-held small business specializing in IT infrastructure, security and management solutions. For more than 25 years, CAD has been the leading engineering service and product provider for federal, state and local government agencies as well as healthcare, education and corporate markets. Most of CAD’s professional services and products are available via open market, federal GSA and various state contracts. CAD’s South Carolina state contract number for HP Networking is 4400004016. For more information, call 800-435-2212 or visit www.cadinc.com.

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