Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It is often the illusive “H Factor” – the human element – that ends up being the weakest link that makes cyber-attacks and data breaches possible. It is often the illusive “H Factor” – the human element – that ends The…
US firms over-reliant on firewalls to defend against DDoS attacks
More than half of US businesses still rely on conventional firewalls or intrusion prevention systems to shield them from the scourge of DDoS attacks, a survey by services firm Neustar has found. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
How to test a firewall: A three-step guide for testing firewalls
There are three steps when testing firewalls for your organization. Expert Joel Snyder explains how to test a firewall. View full post on SearchSecurity: Network Security Tactics View full post on National Cyber Security
ProtectMyID: Firewalls keep other computers from accessing your computer information while connected to the Internet. Do you have firewall protection?
ProtectMyID: Firewalls keep other computers from accessing your computer information while connected to the Internet. Do you have firewall protection? View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Firewalls fail to stem tide of DDoS attacks, survey finds
Companies still rely heavily on firewalls to defend themselves against denial-of-service attacks despite the fact that this class of device is often not up to the task, a new survey by F5 Networks has found. The survey of 1,000 medium and large organisations in 10 countries found that up to…
Palo Alto gives firewalls a cloud-based anti-malware sandbox with WildFire
Network security company Palo Alto Networks on Monday introduced a new anti-malware product for on-premises firewalls known as WildFire, which vets new and unknown files in a virtual sandbox to see if they’re a new piece of malware, and then creates a distributable signature if they’re determined to actually be…
Palo Alto gives firewalls a cloud-based anti-malware sandbox with WildFire
Network security company Palo Alto Networks on Monday introduced a new anti-malware product for on-premises firewalls known as WildFire, which vets new and unknown files in a virtual sandbox to see if they’re a new piece of malware, and then creates a distributable signature if they’re determined to actually be…
It takes two to tango and two firewalls to secure your system
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LIGATT: Which of the following types of firewalls would be the best for an organization if performance were the chief requirement?
LIGATT: Which of the following types of firewalls would be the best for an organization if performance were the chief requirement? View full post on Twitter / LIGATT