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  • Google hackers stole source code, researchers

    And in some cases, source code management systems were accessed and code was downloaded outside of company firewalls, Kurtz said.These systems are designed so you can have multiple people around the world working on them," Kurtz said.
    04 March 2010
    Tags: Source Code • Mcafee • Hackers • Engineers • Bugs • Accessed

  • Check Point puts VPN in USB stick

    Check Point has become the latest vendor to push the USB stick as the road warrior's best friend, announcing a way for business travellers to carry around their office desktop on a single drive.Developed in Check Point's homeland of Israel in…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Virtualised • Road • Host • Environments • Encrypted • Check

  • Cisco set to release VPN client for mobiles

    Once users have authenticated themselves, AnyConnect will start an encrypted connection.Cisco is combining its AnyConnect software with its web security appliances and firewalls. Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Send • Malicious • Germany • Attachments • Appliances • Administrators

  • VeriSign: DNSSEC to improve Internet security

    We've not had any indication from our measurement or analysis that there's a problem with that date… Everything is proceeding nicely with the root servers, and the same is true with .com, .net and .edu.Larson says VeriSign will support DNSSEC in…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Reporting • Registry • Lab • Gear • Domain • Dns

  • EMC, Intel, VMware jointly support cloud security

    The proof of concept will be used by service providers to help customers build private clouds within their firewalls, or cloud-like services that are hosted by a third-party data centre provider but dedicated to a single customer.We believe…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Proof • Policies • Concept • Cloud Computing • Automated • Activities

  • FTC questions firms being probed for P2P breaches

    In addition, it is required to provide a "narrative" or a blueprint that describes network components in minute detail, down to individual firewalls and routers, and even database tables and field names containing personal data.The FTC is also…
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Investigation • Firms • Enforcement • Employee • Breaches • Agency

Latest Features

  • Start your virtualisation project right

    Traditional physical security appliances such as firewalls have a major disadvantage in that they cannot see inside the virtual environment. Management of the different VLANs becomes very complex, this complexity leads to errors, which ultimately…
    16 February 2010
    Tags: Virtualised • Server Virtualisation • Implications • Game • Breaches • Appliances

  • Managing networks is still about problem solving

    Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest.The main problem that faced Colin Miles, IT manager at entertainment and communications company Virgin Media last…
    12 February 2010
    Tags: Records • Perspective • Hosting • Firewalls • Faced • Automated

  • Lessons for companies from the Google China attack

    Add network monitoring to the task listAdvanced persistent threats by definition are designed to get around firewalls, antivirus software, intrusion detection systems and other controls a company might have in place for blocking illegal access to…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Theft • Targets • Downloading • Crime • China • Activity

  • Security compliance: The root of insanity

    At least one breach of an organization that had achieved PCI compliance was due to having certain repositories of backup data not included within the scope of the card holder data environment.Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 mentions very little in the…
    10 December 2009
    Tags: Vision • Continuity • Breach • Achieved • Organization • Requirement

  • Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

    AppLocker is, along with Direct Access (a secure remote access method that can eliminate the need for third party VPN software), a significant step up in corporate security for Windows 7.Both Windows 7 and Snow Leopard have built-in firewalls, and…
    27 October 2009
    Tags: Folders • User Interface • Transparent • Usability • Tends • Noting

  • Engineers fix shortcomings of the traditional firewall

    These legacy firewalls were built on the assumption that an application would respect its protocol which would respect the port. These applications are meant to catch the problems that legacy firewalls sometimes miss.
    13 October 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Firewalls • Scanning • Legacy • Engineers • Filtering

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How-Tos

  • How to protect your banking online

    Ask your bank about such services, and sign up for them.Re-examine your anti-malware software and firewalls. Keeping your network's anti-malware and firewalls updated, particularly in the Finance Department, is Job No.for security pros.
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Victim • Transfers • Transactions • Procedures • Assume • Alerts

  • Security tips for large and small businesses

    Modern packet inspection firewalls are smart enough to allow your Web server to reply to an inbound request for a Web page, but very few legitimate reasons exist for your Web servers to initiate a connection to the outside world.To be sure, there…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Unpatched • Small Businesses • Enterpriseclass • Clicking • Bob • Active Directory

  • How to avoid a tech support nightmare

    And you'll pay whether your issue is resolved or not, so try and have all of the relevant information (operating system, firewalls, antivirus programs and so on) close at hand to save time. Low-margin products leave little room for good customer…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: San Francisco • Telephone • Incident • Cycle • Desk • Tech

  • How to avoid joining a botnet

    This problem may be especially prevalent among workers who are exclusively remote.In fact, a study conducted by security firm Sophos last year found most computer users ignore security updates and turn off their firewalls.
    20 November 2009
    Tags: House • Steve • Patching • Compromised • Banks • Attachment

  • How to get started with virtual machines

    Though Linux distributions abound, a VMware appliance is a great way to sample a prerelease version of your favorite distro, for example, without giving it free rein over your PC, the majority of appliances are open-source server-based…
    27 August 2009
    Tags: Capture • Boot • Microsystems • Guest • Mouse • Operating Systems

  • How to buy UTM products

    Some of these players are much more geared toward the enterprise, some toward the low end.Check Vendor ReferencesPrior to purchasing a UTM from Fortinet, Californian company DJO, a global provider of medical devices visited several companies that…
    07 April 2009
    Tags: Implementing • Security Features • Centralised • Filter • Labs • Gateways

Reviews

  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review

    Our example policy let users in if they had Sophos Anti-Virus installed, running and up-to-date, along with either the Sophos or Microsoft personal firewalls installed and running. For example, we could have checked for the presence of any of…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Portal • Microsoft Windows • Endpoint • Credentials • Checking • Active Directory

  • Dell PowerConnect 8024F review

    I've never liked GUI interfaces for routers, switches, or firewalls, but the PowerConnect web GUI isn't bad. Ah, the rarified air of 10G switching, very fast, very expensive, very exclusive. Until now.
    04 March 2010
    Tags: Throughput • Packet • Iscsi • Gui • Console • Command

  • Comodo Firewall review

    When you install Comodo Firewall, you're given a choice of whether to install only the basic firewall, the "Firewall with Optimum Proactive Defense" (which also protects against malware which can bypass firewalls), or the Firewall with Maximum…
    11 February 2010
    Tags: Installing • Installation • Firewalls • Dns • Defense • Balance

  • SonicWALL firewalls round up

    SonicWALL recently started shipping six new firewalls to replace the low-end of its product line. The new firewalls are the TZ100, TZ200 and TZ210, each also available with 802.11n wireless integration.
    20 January 2010
    Tags: United States • Signatures • Access Control • Enforce • Ip Addresses • Lowend

  • SignaCert Enterprise Trust Services application control

    SignaCert even claims to work across network device platforms, such as firewalls and routers, but I didn't test that functionality. SignaCert is great for monitoring compliance with application and configuration policies, but it lacks built-in…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Monitoring • Audit • Signatures • Xml • Trust • Builtin

  • BitDefender Total Security 2008

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    01 November 2009
    Tags: Scans • Spyware • Modules • Alerts • Labs • Learning

White Papers

  • Oracle platform security services 11gR1

    Most network-based attacks are well under control thanks to the use of time-tested technologies such as firewalls and other intrusion detection mechanisms. Application development has become more complex and increasingly costly Web-based…
    13 October 2009
    Tags: Firewalls • Breaches • Detection • Intrusion • Mechanisms • Oracle

  • Meet PCI Compliance Standards for 2009

    Meet PCI Compliance Standards for 2009 NetGear How NETGEAR UTM and VPN Firewalls Help SMBs whitepaper Find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA or T-FA) on SSL and IPSec VPN PCI DSS is a standard any SMB or enterprise that accepts, and…
    28 September 2009
    Tags: Face • Netgear • Vpn • Pci • Credit Card

  • Controlling Recreational Peer-to-Peer Traffic on Corporate Networks

    Companies need a way to detect and control recreational peer-to-peer (P2P) Internet traffic that is slipping past corporate firewalls. Find out how the most effective WAN optimization solutions can detect and suppress recreational P2P traffic to…
    22 February 2009
    Tags: Wan • Detect • Peer • Optimization • Application Performance • Preserve

  • Top tips for web application security

    Firewalls and other security devices are no substitute for secure coding against the increasingly common attacks on your web-based applications This study is based on lessons identified by Peapod's in-house web application security testing team…
    25 March 2008
    Tags: House • Firewalls • Application Security • Identified • Coding • Substitute

  • Strengthening Network Security

    And despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005.
    18 February 2008
    Tags: Profit • Compliance • Professionals • Vulnerability • Vulnerabilities • Criminals

  • Network firewall protection is not enough

    Unfortunately, firewalls do not provide enough protection. The defences you need to protect yourself against web application level attacks. Website owners are vulnerable to unwanted intrusions by malicious hackers and other harmful code.
    12 February 2008
    Tags: Hackers • Protect • Breaches • Firewall • Vulnerable • Malicious

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