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- ASACAMP - ASA Lab Camp
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsBased on our Cisco SNAF and SNAA courses, our exclusive, lab-based course is designed to provide you with the most ASA-based lab experience in 5 days...
- Tags: Security Appliance, Lab, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- Training 2008-06-01
- SNAF - Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this Authorized Cisco course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to configure, maintain, and operate Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security. ...
- Tags: Security Appliance, Network, Security Policy, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- Training 2008-06-01
- SNAA - Securing Networks with ASA Advanced
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this Authorized Cisco course, you will take your knowledge and skills on configuring, maintaining, and operating Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security to the...
- Tags: SSL VPN, Security Appliance, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Ssl/Tls, VPNs, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Training 2008-06-01
- More on the Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance
- Last week I posted information about the Yoggie Pico Pro, an all-in-one security that fits onto a USB dongle. In the TalkBack section Michael Kelly asked a couple of interesting questions: How are virus (spyware, phishing, etc.) definitions kept up to date? Are they downloaded onto the stick or the PC? And...
- Tags: Gadgets, Hardware, Security
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Worldwide security appliance revenues up 16.6% in Q2 2005
- According to IDC, the worldwide security appliance market grew factory revenue 16.6% YTY to $613 mln dollars in Q2 2005, marking the 9th consecutive quarter of double-digit YTY growth. Standalone firewall/VPN appliances dropped from 68%% of the overall security appliance market in Q2 2004 to 51% of the worldwide security...
- Tags: Q2 2005
- Blog posts 2005-09-19
- Western European security appliance market up 27% in Q2 2005
- During Q2 2005, close to 102,000 security appliance units were shipped in Western Europe, according to IDC. This was the first time quarterly unit shipments of security appliances in the region exceeded 100,000, following growth of 27% over Q2 2004 and 7% over Q1 2005. Revenue generated from Q2 2005...
- Tags: Q1 2005, Q2 2005, Q2 2004
- Blog posts 2005-09-15
- Whitepaper: Converged Vs. Dedicated Appliance Deployment
- What are some of the deployment considerations associated with using a multifunction device like the Cisco ASA 5500, versus traditional "dedicated" security appliances such as Cisco PIX security appliance, Cisco IPS 4200 Series sensor appliances, and Cisco VPN 3000 Series concentrators? This paper explores the functional, operational, and cost considerations...
- Tags: Security Appliance, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance Attack Protections Summary
- The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance is the most comprehensive gateway security appliance in the world, with the strongest credentials of any leading all-in-one firewall or Unified Threat Management security appliance as tracked by IDC. This market leading Internet security appliance delivers protections for applications and networks against the entire threat...
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Security Appliance, Perimeter Security, Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance, G2 Security Appliance, Security
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Network security appliances sales surge
- Sales of high-end security appliances have surged in Q3 2003 as enterprises install them in their main networks, having seen lower-end devices prove themselves in branch offices, according to the latest figures from analyst firm IDC. Companies are also waking up to the fact that security appliances can be much...
- Tags: security appliance
- Blog posts 2003-12-17
- Zoo Atlanta Trusts Proventia Integrated Security Appliance to Guard Against Internet Threats and Spam
- Zoo Atlanta is in the business of saving endangered species, providing valuable research that benefits society at large, and offering entertaining and educational interests to the public. The organization's network security was inadequate, and they were subject to denial of service DoS attacks, having to shut down access and manually...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Security Appliance, Internet, Network, Internet Security Systems Inc., Organization, Zoo Atlanta, Security, Networking
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- Cast Iron's lifecycle SaaS integration play
- A new generation of Cast Iron's SaaS integration appliance adds functionality that now addresses what you might call the SaaS lifecycle: everything from data migration through to cloud-to-cloud integration. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Integration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP
- Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- What paper trail?
- I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Britain moves against illegal file sharing
- CBC News out of Canada is reporting that British ISPs are making an aggressive move against illegal file sharing by implementing a program designed to discover copyright violators, who will be sent warning letters and may potentially have their internet connections disconnected. For more on the article,...
- Tags: File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts
- A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...
- Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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