Firewalls

Forrester: The good and bad of security technologies

Angela Moscaritolo 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

Angela Moscaritolo 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

Greg Masters 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

Greg Masters 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

Dan Kaplan 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.