firewall

Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network

mfadgen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:39:27 -0500

Discover how to protect your wireless local area network (WLAN) from the web threats that even the recent developments in IEEE standards cannot protect you against.

WabiSabiLabi may close 0day auction site

ITworld staff — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:47:48 -0400

WabiSabiLabi may shut down its online marketplace for security vulnerabilities, focusing instead on the line of OneShield unified threat management (UTM) appliances it developed with Italian defense company EuroTech.

Build your own free security suite

ITworld staff — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:37:53 -0400

Do-it-all suites are the name of the security game these days. Sure, you can gather free programs that cover the bases much as a suite would, but who wants to bother with finding out which apps work together and which ones might leave you pulling your hair out? We do. And what's more, we did--all so that you could have an easy-to-follow guide to building your own free suite.

Best Practice: Gun manufacturer arms its mobile workforce

ITworld staff — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:08:42 -0400

This Best Practice is part of a collection of advice provided by information technology professionals on how they have solved various challenges, and addressed IT priorities within their organizations.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

ITworld staff — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:49:17 -0400

Fans of all-in-one security suites should take a serious look at the just-released Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, which includes modules for antivirus, antispyware, firewall and more, yet uses little enough system resources and RAM that it won't slow down or clog up your system.

How the feds are locking down their networks

ITworld staff — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:41:46 -0400

The federal government is locking down its networks through an ambitious and fast-paced effort to eliminate connections to the Internet that are vulnerable to attack.

15 great, free privacy downloads

abennett — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:01:25 -0400

One of the worst privacy invaders the world has ever seen is the Internet. When you surf, Web sites can find out where you've been and can gather other information about you. Trojan horses and spyware can snoop on you. Key loggers can capture your keystrokes as you type. Eavesdroppers can steal your passwords. It doesn't have to be that way. The 15 downloads presented here can protect you.

Firewall vendors scramble to fix DNS problem

ITworld staff — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:12:31 -0400

Nearly a month after a critical flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System was first reported, vendors of some of the most widely used firewall software are scrambling to fix a problem that can essentially undo part of the patches that address this bug.

SOA security more than authentication

ITworld staff — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:53:28 -0400

One of the greatest things about SOA services is that they are discoverable. And one of the worst things about SOA--from a security perspective--is that services are discoverable. Obviously, you can choose a superb authentication process to shore up your security. That may be enough. But why not add another layer of protection so that your services are harder to crack than the ones next door?