firewall
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 …
Top security predictions for 2012
As December rolls in and 2012 looms on the IT security horizon, Tufin Technologies – the security lifecycle management specialist – has come up with its top five …
Next-generation firewall with integrated IPS
Sourcefire announced its Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) which combines IPS threat prevention, integrated application control and firewall capabilities in a high-performance …
Next-generation firewall for enterprises
WatchGuard is now shipping the WatchGuard XTM 2050, a next-generation firewall (NGFW) that provides enterprise-class security for large enterprises and data centers that …
Effectiveness of web application firewalls
The best defense against web application vulnerabilities and threats is to professionally train Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and to incorporate Dynamic Application …
Study of next-generation firewall deployments
The results of a Ponemon Institute survey show 55 percent of users globally, and 64 percent in the U.S., are leveraging next-generation firewalls to augment their current …
Entry VPN client for Windows
NCP engineering announced Secure Entry Client 9.3, its entry VPN client for Windows which supports mobile broadband in Windows 7 and Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2). …
Managing firewall risks in the cloud
67 percent of IT security respondents in a Ponemon Institute study, report that their organization is very vulnerable or vulnerable because cloud ports and firewalls are not …
Cisco expands data center networking portfolio
As Internet traffic volumes increase at exponential rates (by 2013 it’s predicted that there will be 56 exabytes crossing the internet per month) the data centers that …
WatchGuard unveils new line of virtualized firewalls
WatchGuard is extending its line of UTM appliances to the virtual world. Designed for a VMware hypervisor environment, the new WatchGuard XTMv series of virtual firewalls …
Back to the future: Why IT managers should care about firewall management
A number of classic scenes in film and literature involved a group approaching a walled city or castle only to be stopped by a gatekeeper and asked, “Halt, who goes …