Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- Top 10 Threats to SME Data Security
- When it spotted an issue that could impact SMEs negatively, it alerted subscribers with email broadcasts. Because subscribers are time-constrained, over-worked IT professionals, it alerted only when it knows an attack is not merely feasible, but likely. This emphasis on business context and practicality makes service nearly unique. This approach...
- Tags: Vector, Small And Medium Enterprise, WatchGuard Technologies, Smb/Sme, E-mail, Online Communications
- White papers 2008-11-24
- Security for the Retail Industry
- Companies accepting credit or debit cards in exchange for goods or services must already be compliant with the PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements. Any merchant that does not comply with PCI DSS is at risk of extensive fines from Visa and other card brand companies. Retailers...
- Tags: Security, Industry, WatchGuard Technologies, PCI, Branding, LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Storage, Hardware, Marketing, Networking
- White papers 2008-09-03
- WatchGuard eXtensible Threat Management: An overview of XTM
- Unified threat management UTM spawned a new era of IT security. The promise of these integrated security appliances proved to be an exceptional and efficient way of securing commercial networks. However, businesses today face an inflection point, dictated by changing market trends and new technologies that demand more of today's...
- Tags: Network, WatchGuard Technologies, Threat Management, XTM
- White papers 2008-07-01
- True Zero Day Protection: The Only Defense Against Evolving Security Threats
- Zero day attacks are a growing threat to corporate networks, because they pass undetected through conventional signature-based defenses. Many, if not most, systems are vulnerable to these attacks. The actual number of infections is staggering, and dealing with them burdens IT departments and impacts corporate bottom lines. The corporate losses...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Zero-day Bug, Security
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Producing Your Network Security Policy
- Network security experts agree that well-run corporations need a written security policy. The policy sets appropriate expectations regarding the use and administration of corporate IT assets. However, the conventional wisdom holds that composing and maintaining these documents bog down in a morass of bureaucratic inefficiency and pointless wrangling, which never...
- Tags: Corporate Security, Network, WatchGuard Technologies, Security, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Watchguard and Unified Threat Management: A Technical Perspective
- The evolution of traditional network security practices into comprehensive Unified Threat Management solutions brings with it a level of protection never before available to corporate networks. Unified Threat Management is the name for an emerging trend in the appliance security market. Unified Threat Management appliances have evolved traditional firewall and...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Threat Management, Unified Threat Management, Intrusion Prevention, Security, Network Security, Networking, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Unified Threat Management: How to Stop Spyware, Spam, Viruses, and Other Malicious Attacks
- As networks become more complex and are expected to do more to support and drive business objectives, a simple firewall is not capable of providing the security one's network needs. This is where Unified Threat Management UTM solutions can be the right solution. Unified Threat Management is the name for...
- Tags: Network, WatchGuard Technologies, Threat Management, Malicious Attack, Virus, Unified Threat Management, Unified Threat Management Appliance, Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Intrusion Prevention, Security, Viruses And Worms, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Web-Based Vulnerability Assessment - Stronger Network Security Through Automated Audits
- Vulnerability Assessment VA is quickly becoming the "fourth" pillar of security, contributing additional strength to firewalls, antivirus software, and Intrusion Detection. This paper describes the ways in which VA helps fortify network security, discusses the types of VA, including automated security audits, and outlines the strengths and weakness of each...
- Tags: Web, Audit, Network, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, WatchGuard Technologies, Security
- White papers 2003-09-01
- HIPAA - Addressing the Technical Requirements
- The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of HIPAA regulations and requirements with a focus on the technical areas described in the Privacy and Security Rules. This paper will address the solutions provided by WatchGuard Technologies that meet or exceed HIPAA regulations.
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2002-03-01
- Choosing Your Next Firewall: What to Look for in Your Next Firewall
- Trying to select which firewall to install in your computer network? It's a challenging task, especially if you're trying to compile enough information to make a true feature-for- feature comparison. Here's the problem: when various firewall vendors describe their products, they each use the same buzzwords to mean very...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2001-08-08
- Spyware Remediation: It's Not "Mission Impossible"
- Small and medium businesses are ripe targets for spyware, but they don't have to remain so. SMBs can implement an effective anti-spyware program without making a large-enterprise-sized investment. By adopting programs and practices recommended in this paper, and carefully selecting legitimate anti-spyware helpware, one can mount an effective defense against...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Small And Medium Business, Anti-spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Smb/Sme, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers
- Securing Police Communications Between Squad Cars and Headquarters
- The Altoona Police Department Altoona PD, which originated in 1947 as a one-person department, presently consists of one police chief, ten full-time officers, and three part-time officers. In order to combat higher costs, the department purchased cellular data cards to easily access its TraCS software as well as other applications,...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Internet, Security, Networking
- Case studies
- WatchGuard Case Study: Belton School District
- Belton School District Belton is located in Cass County, Missouri, 20 miles south of downtown Kansas City. Network security is a top priority for Belton, focusing primarily on two fronts: securing the confidential student information that is stored in its central database, as well as ensuring the students themselves are...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Security, Networking
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Is your UTM a Mutt?
- I have a problem with the idea of Universal Threat Management appliances. Leaving aside the horrible terminology (Who wants to manage threats? Don’t you want to block them and forget about them?) the question that I always ask is: If best-of-breed is the standard for large enterprises why...
- Tags: Symantec Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-06-27
- Is your IP security STUN-ning?
- Is your IP security STUN-ning?Why is the necessary?As long as the device behind the NAT gateway initiates the outbound request, the return packet should have no problem finding its way back. I have used a number of UDP based services behind my NAT firewall, with no problems. This includes VOIP...
- Tags: Firewalls, NETWORKING, Network security, SECURITY, IPSec, IP, firewall, UDP
- Discussion threads 2005-04-04
- Spyware planning off the mark, says ZDNet Research
- When security firm WatchGuard Technologies reported today that spyware is the biggest threat to company networks this year, we looked at our IT Priorities survey data to see if there was anything that reflected the WatchGuard findings. No such luck--spyware hasn't shown up as a top priority among IT managers, although they...
- Tags: spyware
- Blog posts 2005-01-21
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
White Papers and Webcasts
