A Firewall is a piece of hardware and/or software which functions in a networked environment to prevent some communications forbidden by the security policy, analogous to the function of firewalls in building construction. A firewall is also called a Border Protection Device (BPD), or packet filter in BSD contexts. A firewall has the basic task of controlling traffic between different zones of trust.
White Paper Published By: ESET, LLC.
Published Date: Apr 27, 2011
Global Threat Trends is a monthly report created by ESET that includes a review of the current events in the world of information security and the top ten threats of the month.
White Paper Published By: Kingston
Published Date: Feb 15, 2011
Learn how to balance the positive and negative effects of memory utilization in virtual infrastructures to better handle system workload and priority--while improving server utilization
White Paper Published By: Focus
Published Date: Feb 09, 2011
Discover the primary vendor solutions and decision factors that must be considered when selecting a Unified Threat Management product to provide network defense.
White Paper Published By: TraceSecurity
Published Date: Sep 15, 2010
This paper defines the different types of penetration tests, explains why the tests should be performed, details their benefits and even provides guidance for choosing the right vendor.
White Paper Published By: Symantec.cloud
Published Date: Sep 01, 2010
This is the second part of a three-part white paper series. Part 2 describes how organizations can develop a security profile for themselves that will show them which of the Stage 1 controls they most need to build up and strengthen.
White Paper Published By: Athena Security
Published Date: Jan 28, 2010
SIEM solutions detect real attacks from the thousands of events that are happening in the network. When an unexpected and potentially dangerous event is recognized, engineers take a quick (temporary) action to block the security leak, diagnose what really went wrong, determine what else is at risk, and decide on a fix.
White Paper Published By: Athena Security
Published Date: Nov 20, 2009
This paper presents some techniques to cleaning up the rule base along with an effective solution that addresses these automatically for you using Athena FirePAC for Firewall Rule Cleanup.
White Paper Published By: Athena Security
Published Date: Nov 20, 2009
Making routine changes to the infrastructure should not be an additional source of stress, but with the additional roles of monitoring and troubleshooting often times it is. The reasons for this added stress are described in this paper along with an effective solution for addressing these problems using SolarWinds Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) and Athena FirePAC for firewall analysis.
White Paper Published By: netVigilance
Published Date: Aug 21, 2009
Managing network vulnerabilities will be the biggest challenge for C-Level executives in the coming years. Intrusions are more frequent and more malicious, so the security of corporate networks, and therefore the security of the entire corporation are dependent on the ability to quickly identify, prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities in the network.
White Paper Published By: Secure Computing
Published Date: Aug 21, 2009
Unknown attacks are quickly becoming the next great information security challenge for today's organizations. Get up to speed on what these threats really are and learn what security measures are available to keep your network safe from these attacks.
White Paper Published By: Third Brigade
Published Date: Aug 21, 2009
Businesses today are under intense pressure to open up their networks, comply with increasingly rigorous regulatory requirements, AND ensure their IT assets are protected from attacks. This white paper explores these security challenges and explains how host-based Intrusion Prevention Systems play a critical role in an organization's overall security strategy.
White Paper Published By: Third Brigade
Published Date: Aug 21, 2009
Healthcare organizations are being targeted by financially motivated attackers that steal and sell valuable data, including identities and computing resources. This white paper defines the new threat, and outlines three important steps that providers can take to protect their critical systems.
White Paper Published By: Global Knowledge
Published Date: Jun 16, 2009
This Cisco white paper examines some of the potential vulnerabilities that can threaten Cisco routers. Knowing these threats is instrumental in securing your Cisco routers.
White Paper Published By: LogRhythm
Published Date: Sep 26, 2008
Get the facts you need to know about how the collection, management and analysis of log data are integral to meeting many GCSx requirements. Read this whitepaper to learn more…
White Paper Published By: Perimeter
Published Date: Jul 17, 2007
Read this interesting comparison about designing an intrusion defense strategy that identifies the value of business processes, and implements appropriate strategies to protect these systems using a layered defense approach is not only a good security practice, but also a regulation in many cases.
White Paper Published By: Perimeter
Published Date: Jul 17, 2007
What is the difference between a risk, a threat, a vulnerability and an exploit? Which product or solution can be employed to address my institution’s information security and compliance needs? This paper provides some clarity on the first question, and in the process, it should help to offer an answer to the second question, one of aligning concerns with solutions with vulnerability management.
White Paper Published By: Perimeter
Published Date: Jul 17, 2007
With the decrease in the total number of viruses, some have theorized that the need for virus protection is becoming less and less necessary. The purpose of this paper is to help individuals understand the scope of the problem, and specific strategies available to combat this continually changing threat.
White Paper Published By: Perimeter
Published Date: Jul 17, 2007
Before Microsoft released Microsoft XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), most attackers would compromise a computer system by simply attacking it with known vulnerabilities or "bugs" that could allow the attacker to gain some level of control over the system. Newer attack methods were starting to be seen where the attacker would take advantage of vulnerabilities within the Internet browser itself.
White Paper Published By: Ingate Systems
Published Date: May 31, 2007
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) represents the third wave of Internet usage after SMTP (email) and HTTP (Web). Download this free guide now and learn why all firewalls will need to be SIP capable in order to support the wide-scale deployment of enterprise person-to-person communications.
White Paper Published By: Third Brigade
Published Date: May 25, 2007
This white paper identifies twelve critical questions that organizations need to consider when selecting a Host Intrusion Prevention System product. These questions relate to protection, manageability, integration and speed.
