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VPN Security

Encryption bans in the name of fighting terrorism hurt security

Rainer Enders, CTO of Americas, NCP Engineering December 28, 2011

Governments need to fight terrorism in ways other than prohibiting the encryption of networks, a technology that is essential to locking down business' private communication.

Hide My Ass service not as secret as suspect likely believed

Dan Kaplan September 26, 2011

Some of the evidence used to indict a 23-year-old Phoenix man, accused of hacking into the Sony Pictures website, was gleaned from a supposedly anonymous VPN service.

Lockheed admits to hack that may portend more breaches

Dan Kaplan May 31, 2011

There remain more questions than answers after defense contractor Lockheed Martin over the weekend disclosed that its systems had been successfully breached.

Report: Lockheed Martin fighting off network attack

Dan Kaplan May 27, 2011

The major defense contractor Lockheed Martin is experiencing a massive network disruption that may be related to an attack on RSA earlier this year.

Former Gucci insider charged with hacking network

Angela Moscaritolo April 05, 2011

A former network engineer at Gucci has been charged with hacking into the company's network, deleting data and shutting down servers and networks.

When it comes to avoiding data breaches, universities can learn from the enterprise

H. Peter Felgentreff, president and CEO, NCP Engineering September 16, 2010

With colleges and universities back in session, campus IT departments can take a page out of the enterprise playbook to help them deal with the unique security challenges facing academia.

Google data collection scandal reveals careless security at Wi-Fi access points

Gert Hansen, vice president of product management, Astaro August 23, 2010

The criticism being levied at Google for its collection of Wi-Fi data is misguided.

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.

Disaster recovery: Surge strategies also work for IT staff

Max Huang, founder and CEO, O2Security February 10, 2010

IT departments, when facing the possibility of a disaster, may want to take a page out of the U.S. military's playbook.

Clientless SSL VPN products vulnerable, says US-CERT

Angela Moscaritolo December 03, 2009

Many clientless SSL VPN systems operate in a way that bypasses fundamental web browser domain-based security mechanisms, according to a government warning this week.

Patient data check-up: First Medical Management and Fortinet

Greg Masters July 23, 2009

First Medical Management, a health care services provider in California, found a simple way to protect patient records and hospital data, reports Greg Masters

CASE STUDY: Support execs in their use of Apple iPhones

Charles Moore, director of operations, RingCube Technologies January 27, 2009

A growing Silicon Valley virtualization company needed to free up bandwidth and support its employees' use of iPhones.

Countering cloud computing threats

Dan Raywood August 13, 2008

Technology such as two-factor authentication systems, when married to encrypted VPN connections, can secure an internet connection into a cloud computing-based service.