Results tagged "firewall"
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How To Hire The Right IT Security Pro
March 19, 2013 04:40 PM
Want to hire the best security team for your company? Understand your security needs, focus on specific skills (including people skills), and don’t worry too much about certifications, advises security expert Michael Davis.F5 Challenges Cisco, Check Point with New Firewall
January 30, 2013 11:35 AM
News roundup: F5 launches firewall software for its Big-IP platform; Spirent and Fluke release new appliances for testing and management; Extreme adds AVB support to Summit switches; Meetrix and Polycom team up to support IBM Sametime in the cloud.Brocade Gets Virtual Networking with Vyatta Acquisition
November 05, 2012 07:59 PM
Brocade is buying Vyatta, which makes a software router. The move puts Brocade squarely into the virtual networking space, with implications for its SDN strategy, security and more.Is Your Load Balancer A Firewall?
May 02, 2012 09:56 AM
If you've already set up a load balancer, do you really need a firewall, too? Our blogger says no.Hands-On: SonicWall Brings UTM to SMB Wired and Wireless Networks
April 25, 2012 10:00 AM
SonicWall's TZ-215W offers comprehensive protection from a multitude of threats in a single unified appliance. Learn why our reviewer thinks the device is a compelling choice for SMBs and branch offices.The Security Profession Is A Mess
March 21, 2012 10:45 AM
I've been considering how to build a network security plan for a small data center with an online presence. To put the proposal together I needed to develop some sort of structure in the security space so that I could research products and vendors. What I found is that implementing firewalls and IDSes is simple. Finding competent security professionals is not.Dell's SonicWall Acquisition Follows Cheap 'n Easy Blueprint
March 14, 2012 10:16 AM
Dell's Sonicwall acquisition makes sense. Dell's strategy is to sell low-cost desktops, laptops, and servers that are cheap and easy to use to everyone from small companies up to mid-size enterprises with the occasional large enterprise in the mix. Dell is going to do with security what they did with storage and are doing with networking. Remove complexity, bring important features to the surface, and make the resulting products available to the largely under served SMB/SME market.Dell Acquires Security Specialist SonicWall
March 13, 2012 02:32 PM
Dell on Tuesday said it reached a deal to acquire SonicWall with an eye to expanding its presence in the market for systems that help businesses fend off a wide range of cyber-attacks. Privately-held SonicWall specializes in so-called Unified Threat Management platforms, which combine multiple security systems into a single appliance.Cyber Security Is Getting Its 'Butt Kicked'
March 06, 2012 09:00 AM
Companies selling network security technology typically boast about how well designed and effective their solutions are, whether it’s malware protection, intrusion detection or the latest-generation firewall. But John Vigouroux has been telling the security industry the rhetorical equivalent of "we’re doomed." He’s sharing a startling statistic from an FBI cyber-crime statistics report from 2011 (along with industry analysis) showing that while the amount of money spent globally on network security and the amount earned by cyber criminals were about even in 2007--between $21 billion and $22 billion each--by 2011 it wasn’t even close. Things will only get worse by 2013.Cisco's High-Performance ASA Appliance, New Version Of Anyconnect
October 05, 2010 12:00 PM
Cisco Systems has announced its newest high-end ASA security appliance, stressing high-connection and concurrency rates as well as throughput to support high-performance, low-latency application environments. It has also announced enhancements to its Anyconnect remote VPN client. Cisco has a comprehensive vision of a borderless network, and today's announcements are driving it forward. That's good news if you're a Cisco shop, but the company still has more to do.Best of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
