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 Firewalls

SIEM: A mature category attracts some surprising new players

April 02, 2012

This month, we look at security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
 

Sony PlayStation Network back online after intrusion

May 16, 2011

Sony has restored its PlayStation Network (PSN), more than three weeks after service was crippled by a breach that resulted in the theft of personal information belonging to tens of millions of users.
 

Sony says PlayStation breach extended to other systems

May 02, 2011

Investigation into the breach of the Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services has turned up further compromise, the company announced Monday.
 

Avoiding data-sharing disaster: sharing documents more risky than you think

Claudia Böttcher, director of product management, Brainloop August 03, 2010

CISOs need to provide safe and efficient means to establish and enforce controls over documents, facilitating collaboration with others beyond the organization.
 

Branch office security: What are the real problems?

Gert Hansen, vice president of product management, Astaro May 27, 2010

Organizations need not overlook security at their satellite office locations, which may be lacking in on-site IT security expertise.
 

First things first: Refresh your firewall

Max Huang, founder and CEO, O2Security April 27, 2010

If CSOs only have budget to make one technology purchase, they should consider a firewall upgrade.
 

Firewall revolution or evolution?

Anthony James, vice president of products, Fortinet April 15, 2010

Firewalls are again becoming talk of the town. There are an enormous amount of opinions including claims of a recent firewall revolution that have been proposed to completely change the firewall landscape. I will be the first to admit that the features and capabilities offered in today's firewall products are not the same as was offered in their original incarnation. But then again, traffic patterns and applications are not the same as they were when firewalls first hit the market.
 

Perimeter security: leveraging innovation to expedite convergence

Ruvi Kitov, CEO, Tufin Technologies March 30, 2010

Automation can help push forward enterprise projects, such as converging physical and IT properties.
 

Forrester: The good and bad of security technologies

July 24, 2009

A new report says web application firewalls and intrusion prevention systems are necessary technologies for many businesses, but intrusion detection systems and network behavior anomaly detection technologies are declining in popularity.
 

Study finds IT security pros cheat on audits

May 27, 2009

IT security professionals might think of auditing as a pain, but some are actually cheating to get audits passed, according to a study released Wednesday.
 

Website risks highlighted in two new studies

May 18, 2009

Two reports released this week confirmed the tidal shift in the type of websites into which cybercriminals are injecting malware.
 

Fatal attraction: Latest "delivery notice" trojan spews forth

March 27, 2009

A new torrent of spam, disguised as a message from package carrier DHL, is making its way into inboxes.
 

Database encryption: Top tips for protecting your company's most sensitive data

Christian Kirsch, senior manager, international product marketing, THALES Information Systems Security March 23, 2009

Strong security is all about reducing the attack surface available to hackers and malicious users.
 

Group unveils first-of-its-kind standard to secure patient data

March 02, 2009

An unprecedented health care common security framework seeks to raise patient trust, while enabling organizations to more effectively meet compliance mandates -- especially as they move toward electronic records.
 

Regulations can provide much-needed relief for security professionals

Mike Lloyd, chief scientist, RedSeal Systems February 12, 2009

When security needs are stated in terms of achieving a compliance requirement, management is far more likely to listen.
 

Five ways to clean your firewall of clutter and stay secure

Dr. Avishai Wool, CTO and co-founder of AlgoSec September 10, 2008

With the right kinds of firewall management technology in place, companies can clean their firewall rules and policies, ease the network administrator's job, boost firewall performance and eliminate security holes.
 
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