The increasing economic importance of IP networking, combined with a sharp increase in the frequency and sophistication of attacks, has made security of critical importance for IP data networks. In response to this need, a group of service providers and vendors, operating as part of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC), has developed a set of best practices for enhancing data network security. This talk will give a short overview of NRIC and of the best practices for security. We will give an example of how best practices can be useful in stopping attacks such as the slammer/sapphire worm, and will provider pointers to more information on NRIC and the NRIC best practices for security.

About the Presenter
Ross Callon is an engineer in the protocols group at Juniper Networks. He has experience in Internet protocol standards, high-speed router design, and multi-protocol coexistence and interoperability. Ross is co-chair of Network Reliability and Interoperability Council 6, Focus Group 2, advising the FCC on network reliability. He also was a participant in a recent effort to advise the White House on security in communications networks.

Ross is a long-standing participant in multiple IETF working groups, and has previous experience in the ATM Forum, IESG, IEEE, ANSI, and ISO. He has authored or contributed toward VPN, MPLS, PNNI, IPv6, IS-IS and CLNP networking standards. He is a former co-chair of the IETF IP Next Generation (IPv6) working group. Ross has published numerous articles and been awarded twelve patents. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT and an M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University.