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How best to manage the security issues social networking brings to business
A social network is a communication network of social contacts and seems to have become the most popular way to stay in touch. Forrester Research stated that the number of people using the web will increase by 45% to 2.2 billion by 2013, the total global internet audience is currently 625M and two thirds of these internet users have now joined a so [...more...]
Imperva ThreatRadar helps stop large scale automated Cyber Attacks
Imperva has announced the general availability of ThreatRadar, a new add-on to Imperva’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) that provides automated, reputation-based defense against large scale industrialized cyber attacks. Anyone using ThreatRadar with Imperva’s WAF will have an effective means to mitigate: • Mass SQL Injection attacks coming fr [...more...]
Best practice for optimizing firewalls for maximum performance and throughput
Are your firewalls overloaded? Symptoms of overloaded firewalls include high CPU, low throughput and slow applications. Before upgrading your hardware, it is worth checking whether or not your firewall configuration can be optimized. Here, Reuven Harrison CTO of Tufin Technologies gives firewall administrators some best practices for optimizing fir [...more...]
Sentry managed service provides total control and monitoring of firewalls
Concorde Informatics has announced the launch of Sentry, a new managed service, which provides customers total control and monitoring of their Firewall. The new service also gives management the ability to monitor websites and block access where appropriate. The Sentry Managed Firewall Service provides businesses with a fully managed round the c [...more...]
Imperva helps enterprises reduce the risk of insider abuse and data theft
Rogue insiders can be the source of major data theft. For example: • Ford Motor Company’s intellectual property was stolen with the intent of giving it to a Ford rival in China. • A Coca Cola formula was stolen by several employees who tried to sell it to Pepsi. • DuPont experienced a $400M theft in valuable research from a single employee try [...more...]
TWM Solicitors safeguards its corporate network with Fortinet's FortiGate network security systems
TWM Solicitors LLP, a UK-based law firm, has chosen Fortinet’s FortiGate® network security systems to safeguard its corporate network and protect the private information of over 13,000 individual client accounts from external attacks, identity fraud and data leakage. TWM will also centralise its security management and reporting functions with [...more...]
Skybox CertiFire brings enterprise-class security risk and compliance management to the mid-market
Skybox Security hasy announced general availability of Skybox CertiFire. For the first time, the enterprise-level features and performance of Skybox solutions are available in a package specifically designed for mid-size enterprises with several hundred employees or more. CertiFire automatically collects and analyses firewall settings and confi [...more...]
What the operations people have to deal with in order to maintain effective firewalls
Most companies have at least firewall, if not several. And since an established knowledge base exists to tap for issues and PCI DSS 1.1 and 1.2 are pretty clear cut, firewall management shouldn't be much of an issue. If the firewall is a mature technology, then why do those who manage it feel like they're running a daycare overrun with little s [...more...]
VirusBarrier X6 provides comprehensive protection from both malware and network threats for Macs
Intego has announced the release of VirusBarrier X6, the latest version of its antivirus and anti-malware software. VirusBarrier X6 now provides comprehensive protection from both malware and network threats. VirusBarrier X6 is the only antivirus program for Mac that includes full antivirus and anti-malware protection together with a two-way firewa [...more...]
Cyber-Criminals Target School Districts
According to Comodo, local school districts across the United States have emerged as a prime target for cyber-criminals. In the fall of 2009, districts in Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania all reported thefts of tens of thousands of dollars each due to a cyber-crime wave. The threat continues: on January 5, 2010, the Duanesburg, New Yor [...more...]
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