RSA Security Conference: Vordel panel discussion

Web Services - new paradigm, new efficiencies, new security challenges

At the recent RSA Security Conference, Vordel brought together some of the IT industry's leading authorities to discuss the critical issues impacting on Web Services.

Hear streaming soundbytes from Vordel's panel discussion at RSA Conference 2002.

Web Services – what are the challenges and the standards to make them happen?
What are the biggest challenges to Web Services?	Peter Christy NetsEdge Research
Are there any specific types of attack on Web Services we should be on the lookout for, and why is it imperative to build security in as build features in applications?	Mark O’Neill CTO Vordel
Interoperability between organisations and the need for security standards	Charles Kolodgy IDC
The importance of the XML digital signature implementation by W3C and IETF and progress on other security standards.	Mark O’Neill
Why Security standards should not stifle innovation of Web Services	Michael Smith Principal Evangelist, BEA
What is the panel’s view on UDDI and WSDL and can the Web Services vision be realized if security is not addressed in them?	Charles Kolodgy Michael Smith Peter Christy
What are the implications for security within a company’s trading network?
Security Frameworks - Microsoft’s .NET and the Liberty Alliance are emerging independently. Will we see homogeneity arise?	Dennis Fisher Senior Writer, eWeek Peter Christy Charles Kolodgy
How significant is SAML as an alternative to the security framework alliances?	Mark O’Neill
Until recently, the major PKI vendors couldn’t interoperate amongst themselves for the most part. Has the security industry now changed?	Charles Kolodgy
What impact will XKMS have on the adoption of digital certificates and why is it important to security developers? Why is PKI of relevance to Web Services?	Mark O’Neill Charles Kolodgy
What are some of the complexities involved in adding security to Web services	Michael Smith
Toolkits have traditionally been complex and difficult to use. Has this situation changed?	Mark O’Neill
How will Web Services be deployed and what will they look like?
What interesting new products will we see emerging in the Web Services space?	Michael Smith Peter Christy Charles Kolodgy
Web Services in the FS space - Importance of audit trail and data anomaly	Mark O’Neill
The evolutionary path for the adoption of Web services	Charles Kolodgy
When can we expect to see a significant take-up of Web services?	Dennis Fisher