firewall
Transformable security engine from Stonesoft
Stonesoft introduced the Stonesoft Security Engine, a transformable security engine that is capable of delivering seven enterprise-class product configuration modes to provide …
Virtualized security routers for cloud security
Halon Security announced a next-generation firewall and security router as a virtual appliance named Virtual Security Router (VSR). VSR is a complete security package for …
Akamai protects enterprises from DDoS and application security attacks
Akamai Technologies introduced Akamai Kona Site Defender, a service designed to protect the brand value of companies by shielding their web sites, applications and associated …
Web filtering technology with next-generation firewall capabilities
Barracuda Networks announced the integration of the Barracuda NG Firewall and Barracuda Web Security Flex. This solution combines cloud-based Web filtering technology with …
Multi-cloud security groups
Dome9 Security added a new capability called Dome9 Security Groups – group-based firewall policy management – to its leading cloud security management service. …
PCI pitfalls for retailers
Businesses that process, transmit or store cardholder data must implement security controls as defined by the latest PCI DSS standard. The following are the nine common PCI …
Fortinet releases three new appliances
Fortinet introduced three new members to its FortiWeb Web application firewall product family – the FortiWeb-4000C, FortiWeb-3000C FSX and FortiWeb-400C. The new product …
Oracle Database Firewall extends support to MySQL
In an effort to assist organizations further prevent internal and external attacks from reaching their enterprise databases, Oracle released its Database Firewall which …
Security solution on Amazon Web Services
Check Point announced its security gateways are now available to customers through Amazon Web Services (AWS), enabling organizations to extend their security to the cloud with …
Single packet authorization and port knocking
fwknop implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA). This method of authorization is based around a default-drop packet filter (fwknop supports …
OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set 2.2.3 released
ModSecurity is a web application firewall engine that provides very little protection on its own. In order to become useful, ModSecurity must be configured with rules. In …
Managing firewalls in virtual environments
AlgoSec announced the ia solution for managing firewalls in virtual environments. AlgoSec Security Management Suite simplifies hypervisor-level firewall management by …