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Network security management

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  Why has NAC, like DLP, failed to take off?

  Why are organisations not investing in systems that are designed to keep malicious actors out of their networks?

• January 24, 2013 24 Jan'13

  ICO hits Sony with £250,000 data breach penalty

  The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe £250,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Why has DLP never taken off?

  Why is data loss prevention (DLP) technology not being adopted if it provides the very protection most businesses need?

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Many UK firms underestimate cost of data breaches, study finds

  Many UK organisations are still failing to understand the implications and costs of data breaches, a study has revealed

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Hacking attempts to top one billion in Q4, predicts NCC Group

  One billion hacking attempts will be made globally in the final quarter of 2012, according to information assurance firm NCC Group

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Police arrest man for DDoS attacks on Theresa May sites

  Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with a cyber attack on websites connected to home secretary Theresa May

• October 31, 2012 31 Oct'12

  ‘VM-aware’ viruses on the rise

  Viruses targeting virtual machines (VM) are growing in numbers and will soon be the dominant force in the world of cyber crime, says Kaspersky

• October 30, 2012 30 Oct'12

  IT security budgets mismatched to hacker targets, study shows

  IT security budgets are not being used to provide defence technologies in some areas most likely to be targeted by hackers, a study shows

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  ICO hits Stoke-on-Trent City Council with £120,000 fine

  Stoke City Council has breached the Data Protection Act, for the second time in two years, after details of a child protection legal case were emailed to the wrong person.

• October 17, 2012 17 Oct'12

  ZTE targets local government for UK growth

  Despite security controversy, Chinese firm ZTE’s UK head of sales tells Computer Weekly one of its first targets will be local government

• October 16, 2012 16 Oct'12

  Organisations need alternative data protection as security models fail

  Organisations' security models are failing - so could it be time to adopt an intelligence-led approach to data protection and fighting cyber crime?

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  RSA Europe: Thousands of unprotected virtual servers exposed to the web

  Organisations are failing to protect data in virtual environments, says Jason Hart, vice-president cloud solutions, SafeNet

• October 11, 2012 11 Oct'12

  RSA Europe: Security concerns whole supply chain, says Misha Glenny

  Targeted attacks affect the whole supply chain, not just big corporations, author Misha Glenny tells RSA Conference Europe 2012 attendees

• October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12

  Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use

  Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise

• October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12

  Hackers target White House military network

  Hackers using computers in China have infiltrated an “unclassified” network in the US White House, believed to be used for issuing nuclear commands.

• September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12

  Izz ad-Din al-Qassam hackers launch cyber attack on US bank Wells Fargo

  A hacker group connected to Hamas says it attacked US bank Wells Fargo in reaction to the video 'Innocence of Muslims' posted on YouTube

• May 18, 2012 18 May'12

  MDM, security vendors scramble to address BYOD security issues

  Organisations are looking beyond NAC and MDM to resolve BYOD security issues; MDM, security and hybrid vendors are responding with new products.

• March 30, 2012 30 Mar'12

  SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required

  Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed.

• October 12, 2011 12 Oct'11

  New batch of IDS, IPS evasion techniques are hitting their targets

  Stonesoft has discovered 163 new advanced evasion techniques (AET), claiming these AETs can pass below the radar of some IDS, IPS products.

• October 14, 2008 14 Oct'08

  Using Wireshark to monitor and secure your network

  Learn how to use packet analyser, Wireshark, in this illustrated tutorial.

• March 27, 2008 27 Mar'08

  Getting the best bargain on network vulnerability scanning

  When it comes to enterprise network analysis, is it best to use a commercial vulnerability scanner or an open source product? Mike Chapple explains.

• March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08

  Losing the war to lock down networks might help enterprises innovate

  While security concerns cannot be set aside, users unwilling to leave their own applications at home might bring some innovation to the office.

• January 17, 2008 17 Jan'08

  Wireless network security made easy - from "The Book of PF"

  How to get wireless networks running and some options for making your wireless network more secure, including encryption for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks.

• January 13, 2008 13 Jan'08

  Holidays are over; now beware the gadgets

  The post-holiday influx of consumer devices poses increased risk of data leakage and other threats to network security.

• December 11, 2007 11 Dec'07

  Cisco Trusted Security to boost network security, management

  Cisco's Trusted Security (TrustSec) hardens network security while easing some management.

• November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07

  Cisco upgrades Catalyst 4500 and 6500 switches

  Cisco today released updates to its modular Catalyst 4500 and 6500 switch series to add more capacity, scalability and redundancy.

• October 11, 2007 11 Oct'07

  Juniper updates network access control

  Juniper has updated its Unified Access Control NAC products to include better pre- and post-admission, identity and role awareness and other new features.

• October 10, 2007 10 Oct'07

  Researchers warn of new attack methods against Cisco IOS

  Several new attack methods against Cisco IOS were uncovered during an analysis conducted by researchers at Information Risk Management.

• September 16, 2007 16 Sep'07

  NAC switches, appliances help track users, malware

  Some vendors are offering switches and appliances to monitor traffic for malware and unauthorized access, as the NAC market sorts itself out.

• August 30, 2007 30 Aug'07

  Network access control vendors: Attraction vs. retention

  Network access control (NAC) vendors were evaluated based on attractiveness and customer retention in a recent survey by Current Analysis.

• August 13, 2007 13 Aug'07

  VoIP vulnerability threatens data

  VoIP vulnerabilities have now reached a level of sophistication that allows hackers to steal, view or delete data.

• August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

  Cisco warns of critical IOS flaws

  Attackers could exploit multiple flaws in Cisco's IOS to cause a denial of service or remotely execute arbitrary code.

• August 01, 2007 01 Aug'07

  Black Hat 2007: Researchers highlight new database attack method

  At this week's hacker confab, expert penetration testers will demonstrate how cyberthieves can reach into corporate databases -- without exploiting a specific software flaw -- to steal credit card and Social Security numbers.

• July 26, 2007 26 Jul'07

  Stop simultaneous connections to corporate LANs and external Wi-Fi networks

  How can you stop simultaneous connections to corporate LANs and external Wi-Fi networks? Find out from expert Lisa Phifer.

• July 22, 2007 22 Jul'07

  NAC growth sluggish as companies consider network security options

  Companies are taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping the technology's maturity will make it more cost effective.

• June 28, 2007 28 Jun'07

  Network security: Overlay versus perimeter security model debated at Catalyst

  Traditional network perimeter security -- firewalls, and even network access control -- may soon be pushed out in favour of using VPNs for network security, which could ease the security burden for networking staff, according to Dave Passmore. The ...

• June 19, 2007 19 Jun'07

  Securing the enterprise VoIP perimeter

  How to make VoIP work without sacrificing firewalls or network perimeter security.

• June 06, 2007 06 Jun'07

  Network access controlled via biometrics

  Fingerprint readers, a form of biometrics, have been used to protect data and endpoints, but now IT is using the security technology to control network access

• May 22, 2007 22 May'07

  Microsoft unveils unified communications devices

  Microsoft unveils unified communications devices.

• March 06, 2007 06 Mar'07

  Unified communications translates to intelligent communications

  Unified communications and its business benefits were the underlying themes of the keynote presentations yesterday at VoiceCon Spring 2007.

• February 07, 2007 07 Feb'07

  OSI: Securing the stack, Layer 2 -- Understanding the role of ARP

  Part two of our series on securing the OSI stack looks at the perils of Address Resolution Protocol.

• January 16, 2007 16 Jan'07

  Network security threats and answers, by industry

  Michael Gregg offers network pros in various industries security advice and step-by-step solutions to help lock down the network.

• January 11, 2007 11 Jan'07

  Network security -- Taking the layered approach

  Network security is tricky business. In his new book Hack the Stack, author and security expert Michael Gregg outlines how to secure the network using the OSI model.

• January 07, 2007 07 Jan'07

  NAC implementation slows as networking budgets grow

  Network Access Control (NAC) implementations will decrease, despite growth in networking budgets.

• December 10, 2006 10 Dec'06

  Windows Vista security settings

  Microsoft's Windows Vista is here. Here, Current Analysis senior analyst Andrew Braunberg discusses what network admins need to know about tightening up Vista security.

• December 04, 2006 04 Dec'06

  Spam -- stop it at the network edge

  Spam has become much more than just a nuisance; it can slow or crash the network. F5 recently added a module to its Big IP platform to stop spam at the network edge.

• October 12, 2006 12 Oct'06

  What to do when your server goes down

  When a server goes down at a particular time every night without the prompt of a virus, our expert, Puneet Mehta, can tell you what the problem is and what you can do to avoid it.

• September 24, 2006 24 Sep'06

  Apple fixes Mac Wi-Fi flaws

  Updated: Attackers could exploit flaws in Apple's wireless technology to cause a denial of service or run malicious code, resulting in the full takeover of vulnerable Mac machines.

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Secure network perimeter to result from Symantec-Juniper deal

  Juniper and Symantec announced a deal to integrate Symantec's client security software with Juniper's security hardware. The result will allow endpoint compliance and access control platforms to secure the enterprise perimeter.

• September 05, 2006 05 Sep'06

  Cisco, Microsoft unveil NAC/NAP interoperability

  Nearly two years into their partnership, Cisco and Microsoft yesterday announced a joint architecture combining their network access security solutions.