ZDNet Resources
- IDC Executive Brief: The Rising Concerns Over endpoint Security
- Today's IT environment is increasingly vulnerable to threats and attacks, both from within and without. The most vulnerable node in the enterprise network is the endpoint. This IDC executive brief examines how an integrated EPS solution with multiple security layers, has been proven to deliver the highest level of protection...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Endpoint, International Data Corp., Roi/Tco, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-04-23
- HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?
- HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?Wideband ConferencingTony has done a great job summarizing key aspects of wideband technology.My company ZipDX (zipdx.com) has been delivering a wideband-capable audioconferencing service since last year. The number of wideband endpoints is relatively small, but it is growing quickly. Polycom just announced a couple of new speakerphones...
- Tags: endpoint, HD-Telephony, Hip, Tony
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- How to tap into the largest SOA in the world
- How to tap into the largest SOA in the worldSOA vs. WOAPer Dion Hinchcliffe, of ZD Net.."Essentially, WOA describes a core set of Web protocols like HTTP and plain XML as the most dynamic, scalable, and interoperable Web service approach".And they are..Since these are the core of Web services, why...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA, endpoint, WOA
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Stop Spam, Viruses and Spyware: endpoint and Perimeter Malware Guide
- IT systems are under constant, increasingly sophisticated attack. Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are essential to combat the sheer volume of this increasing threat and to prevent networks from...
- Tags: Webroot Software Inc., Malware, Endpoint, Perimeter, Spyware, Virus, IT System, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2008-02-28
- Protection for Every endpoint
- Given today's increasingly volatile threat landscape, organizations know they need to take a more holistic approach to protecting their endpoints. Generally this has meant applying security technologies to their laptops, desktops, and servers. But today's workforce is increasingly mobile, and that means more and more workers are using a wide...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Mobile, Endpoint, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2008-01-28
- endpoint Security Simplified
- Securing endpoints is essential to protect assets and maintain a solid business reputation. Traditional security solutions are proving inadequate against the latest threats. However, proactively and effectively securing endpoints is easily managed. While they are a necessity for small and mid-size businesses, endpoints can also be a huge liability if...
- Tags: Endpoint, Smb/Sme, Security
- White papers 2007-12-31
- Advanced Connection Viewer (msi)
- Advanced Connection Viewer is a security solution that simplifies the task of monitoring active connections (HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, etc.) on the target machine. Advanced Connection Viewer displays the following information about each connection: protocol, both endpoints and state. The application allows users to perform immediate 'whois' operation on the endpoint...
- Tags: Adware, Application, Connection, Endpoint, Advanced Connection Viewer, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Tcp/Ip, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-12-20
- Spring goes five star with Integration announcement
- It's an indication of how far open source has come that SpringSource, formerly Interface21, chose to announce its new Spring Integration product at a five-star resort in Hollywood, Florida. The company's Spring Experience drew over 400 enterprise developers, architects and senior managers, CTO Adrian Colyer (right) told...
- Tags: Hollywood, Enterprise Integration, Eclipse, Endpoint, SpringSource, Colyer, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-12-15
- Microsoft proposes "invitation mechanism" for secure social networking behind enterprise firewalls
- Ask any security-conscious enterprise sys admin (hopefully they are all born with the security gene) and they will tell you that they dread outside social networks. In more cases than not, these social networks are firewalled. Apparently sensing the need...
- Tags: Firewall, Network, Microsoft Corp., Endpoint, Invitation Mechanism, Firewalls, Network Security, Social Networking, Security, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-27
- Security 2.0: Protecting the endpoints
- With a widening group of users tapping into corporate resources, the need to secure all endpoints cannot be underestimated. Symantec Endpoint Protection includes proactive technologies that automatically analyze application behaviors and network communications to detect and actively block attacks. Security 2.0 has emerged in response to a dramatically changing threat...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Endpoint, Security 2.0, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Identity Theft, Security
- White papers 2007-08-21
- A Poisoning-Resilient TCP Stack
- The problem of large-scale TCP poisoning is treated: an attacker, who is able to monitor TCP packet headers in the network, can deny service to all flows traversing the monitoring point simply by injecting a single spoofed data or control packet into each of the flows. One of the entities...
- Tags: Northwestern University, TCP, Endpoint, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Security
- White papers 2007-08-18
- A Comprehensive Approach to Securing and Managing endpoints
- As today's IT professionals know all too well, managing the dynamics of their endpoint infrastructure is a challenging task. Organizations now face a threat landscape that involves stealthy, targeted, and financially motivated attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in endpoint devices. Many of these sophisticated threats can evade traditional security solutions, leaving...
- Tags: Endpoint, Security, Intrusion Prevention, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2007-06-26
- Standardizing Network Access Control: TNC and Microsoft NAP to Interoperate
- Two leading network access control standards - TCG's Trusted Network Connect (TNC) and Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) - will now interoperate, providing enterprises with simpler, more cost-effective, scalable, and interoperable endpoint integrity and network access control. To improve endpoint and network security, enterprises have been quick to embrace the...
- Tags: Concept, Network, Microsoft Corp., Access Control, Endpoint, Networking
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Network Access Control: Combining endpoint Protection with endpoint Compliance
- In this TechRepublic Webcast, Tony Brockman, Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager for Symantec, explains why network access control (NAC) is a proven strategy for protecting your enterprise from the ever-more-sophisticated attacks that threaten businesses today. During this presentation, Brockman explains: Why corporate networks are...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Network, Compliance, Endpoint, Security
- Webcasts 2006-12-15
- Curbing the CO2 that comes from PC use
- Curbing the CO2 that comes from PC useM$ is responsible for most of this energy wasteBy creating software that is not energy efficient and having the largest share of computers, M$ should be forced to pay part of the electric bill!Why not have smog checks?So if there were no computers...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., PC, computer, endpoint, carbon dioxide
- Discussion threads 2006-09-15
- TechNet Webcast: Network Access Protection for Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" and Windows Vista (Level 200)
- Viruses, worms, and malicious software are a costly disruption to today's business processes. Customers seek a flexible solution that allows them to enforce policies across varied connection scenarios, using the network infrastructure already in place. Network Access Protection (NAP) is a solution set that emphasizes policy-based network access. The NAP...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Webcast, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Longhorn, Endpoint, Microsoft TechNet, Network Access Protection, Network Access Protection Platform, Networking
- Webcasts 2006-06-30
- Hierarchically-Organized, Multihop Mobile Wireless Networks for Quality-of-Service Support
- MMWN is a modular system of link - and network -layer algorithms that enables a multihop mobile wireless network to support distributed - real-time multimedia applications. This paper describes three key components of this system: the clustering procedures for defining a virtual, hierarchical control structure superimposed on a large network...
- Tags: QoS, Mobile, Network, Endpoint, BBN Technologies, MMWN, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2006-04-25
- endpoint Security Console (zip)
- Privacyware s Endpoint Security Console (ESC) enables system administrators to install, monitor, and configure Privacyware endpoint defense applications on any Windows workstation, laptop or host within a server domain. Settings can be customized for each endpoint or User Groups defined and configured within Active Directory.
- Tags: Security, Endpoint, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware
- Software downloads 2006-04-24
- The importance of VoIP encryption
- The importance of VoIP encryptionSecure the transmission!"So, as always, it boils down to this: We need secure computers and secure operating systems even more than we need secure transmission."I disagree quite strongly. I believe that we need secure transmission (like we already have for webstores) to greatly reduce the...
- Tags: Telephony, endpoint, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2006-04-19
- Standardizing Service endpoints
- A Web service created as part of a service-oriented solution is a potential endpoint for whatever business functionality it exposes. Although one may need to limit or control access to some of the services, one can position many others to reach consumers from a wide variety of sources. Doing so...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SOA, Endpoint, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-02-01
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