Remote Access using Telstra Dial IP

This paper will demonstrate how the real-world security problem of remote access to an Enterprise network was addressed and validated (post-implementation) through the Internet Security Alliance's (ISA) Common Sense Guide for Senior Mangers. The ten practices in the guide will be referred against, to illustrate the security environment that existed prior to the project, the criteria by which remote access solutions were assessed (and why the adopted system chosen) and the security improvements the solution has provided. In addition, the author will discuss how the actual implementation was conducted and key issues encountered during it. As a new member reporting to the Enterprise's CIO, the author was made responsible for implementing 'a remote access solution that would satisfy the needs of the business'. As the project manager I worked with system administrators and telecommunication technicians. Where over a period of four months a number of existing ad-hoc remote access arrangements were supported whilst alternate solutions were investigated & assessed before the selected solution Telstra Dial IPii was chosen and implemented.