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Fortinet has highest catch rate in IPS testing

Posted May 7, 2012 - 11:50 am

We tested the intrusion prevention capabilities of each of the next-generation firewalls to determine how well they work and how the IPS integrates with system management.
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Building an IDPS without big iron

Posted February 13, 2012 - 4:31 pm

Companies seeking to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) for network security have traditionally had to rely on proprietary appliances that cost from $15,000 to $50,000. That puts IDPS out of reach for many small to midsize companies, but SaaS-based alternatives might fit the bill.
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Malware may be the boomingest niche in a slow economy

Posted November 3, 2011 - 4:53 pm

The volume of malware on the 'net is growing faster than anyone thought. But the number of viruses isn't the story. The real danger is the new focus on selling stolen access to sensitive sites, not just data.
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LulzSec's BS manifesto: Hacking companies is fun; destroying people is hilarious

Posted June 17, 2011 - 2:29 pm

After "entertaining you" with Tweets describing its ballsy attacks on everyone and everything LulzSec issues manifesto defending abuse of individuals as entertaining for the 'net gen.
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Apps to stop data breaches are too complicated to use

Posted May 4, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Data loss protection can protect the specific information you think is too valuable to use; it can also take two years to put into effect.
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DOJ: FBI digital counterintelligence weakened by focus on child porn

Posted April 29, 2011 - 11:35 am

Despite espionage campaigns that net 'terabytes' of sensitive data, FBI agents don't get the training or direction to counter attacks; top brass prefers to break down doors.
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Understanding wireless intrusion prevention systems

Posted February 14, 2011 - 2:50 pm

While the 802.11i -- or WPA2 -- wireless security standard does a fine job of authenticating users to the corporate network and encrypting both authentication and user data over the air, many of the latest wireless security threats aren't specifically related to authentication.
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Stonesoft comes up with more ways to defeat intrusion prevention systems

Posted October 27, 2010 - 1:04 pm

Security vendor Stonesoft has come up with 26 more ways to beat most intrusion prevention systems without leaving a trace, making such advanced evasion techniques (AET) even more of a looming menace.
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Cisco launches high-end security appliance

Posted October 5, 2010 - 2:04 pm

Cisco today announced a multi-function security appliance that combines a firewall with VPN support, plus an intrusion-prevention system (IPS), to reach speeds up to 20 Gbps with 10,000 VPN connections and 350,000 connections per second.
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Sourcefire to add blocking to virtualization security wares

Posted March 30, 2010 - 5:53 pm

Sourcefire's software for protecting VMware and Xen virtualization environments is limited to monitoring and intrusion detection. Full-blown intrusion protection with blocking capability is in the works.
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Trend Micro acquiring Third Brigade in IT security deal

Posted April 29, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Trend Micro Wednesday announced it's acquiring Third Brigade, an Ottawa, Ontario provider of host-based intrusion-prevention and firewall software, for an undisclosed price.
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Vyatta adds security tools to open source routing platform

Posted March 9, 2009 - 11:31 am

Open source routing vendor Vyatta is adding SSL VPN, intrusion prevention, Web caching, URL filtering and other features in Vyatta Community Edition 5 (VC5), the latest version of its software.
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