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Your source for firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention and detection news and resources.

Firewalls | VPNs | Intrusion

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Security

Breaking News

Firewalls

Expert Advice

NAT firewall

Linksys firewall/router has teeth

Removing botnet apps from a PC

Firewalls and worms

Getting it across with File Transfer Protocol

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Case studies

Air Force goes on net security offensive

University, town team to make net reality

Tests

Palo Alto provides great visibility into network threats

Is Palo Alto's firewall a firewall or not?

UTM – the buzzword Palo Alto won't cop to

How we tested Palo Alto's PA-4020 firewall

Check Point IPS-1 fills a gap in its product line

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VPNs

Breaking news

Check Point goes virtual with VPN-1
Aug. 18, 2008
Check Point is introducing a version of its VPN-1 software that runs on VMware ESX or ESXi to protect virtual machines from one another when they are running on a single piece of hardware.

Juniper consolidates network management software
Aug. 05, 2008
Juniper Networks is expanding its network and security management software to include more of the company's product line, making it easier for customers to set security policies across their infrastructure rather than ...

SSL VPNs might not be as secure as you think
Aug. 07, 2008
SSL VPNs can be compromised in a way that enables them to take over remote users' machines and potentially cause mischief inside the networks they attach to, according to research presented at the Black Hat conference.

XyXel revamps its security family
Jul. 25, 2008
XyXel Communications is upgrading its unified threat management gear for small and midsize businesses with a new line of multi-function boxes that add VPN support and failover.

ZyXEL revamps its security family
Jul. 25, 2008
ZyXEL Communications is upgrading its unified threat management gear for small and midsize businesses with a new line of multi-function boxes that add VPN support and failover.

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Expert Advice

When the Windows VPN doesn't work

Creating a small VPN

Debugging a Cisco SSL VPN connection

Connecting with a VPN

Easy remote access

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Case studies

VPNs could help in a bird-flu crisis

Tests

UTM – the buzzword Palo Alto won't cop to

Palo Alto provides great visibility into network threats

Is Palo Alto's firewall a firewall or not?

NetApp, Compellent, HP, Dell top the field in 12-product test

Check Point VPN-1 UTM Gateway

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Intrusion detection and prevention

Breaking news

Internet-threat portal on tap from TippingPoint
Aug. 19, 2008
TippingPoint is beta-testing a Web portal that lets customers view Internet threat intelligence the company has gathered from around the globe, as well as polls of how other customers are dealing with those threats.

Russian hacker 'militia' mobilizes to attack Georgia
Aug. 12, 2008
Security researchers Tuesday disputed claims that a well-known Russian hacker hosting network is responsible for cyberattacks against sites belonging to Georgia, the former Soviet republic that has been battling Russian ...

802.11n support added to wireless intrusion defense
Jul. 25, 2008
AirTight Networks this week announced the planned mid-September release of its SpectraGuard Enterprise wireless IPS, which will let network managers identify and manage 11n access points and clients.

Covert operation floats network-sniffing balloon
Aug. 10, 2008
Rick Hill won't say where he launched his "wardriving" balloon on Friday, but he will tell you that it got a pretty good look at about 370 wireless networks, while scanning up and down the Las Vegas Strip.

Former prosecutor: UFO hack looked like terrorist attack
Aug. 07, 2008
After the computer network at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey was breached and crashed just a few weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, investigators thought it might be part of a larger al- ...

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Expert Advice

Preventing unauthorized network use

Software or appliance solution?

Intrusion detection software and honeypots

Keeping ahead of trouble

Implementing a basic intrusion-detection system

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Case studies

Air Force goes on net security offensive

Feature: Surfing the Tsunami, 08/28/00

Tests

How we tested Check Point's IPS

Check Point IPS-1 fills a gap in its product line

UTM – the buzzword Palo Alto won't cop to

Sourcefire boasts strong IPS management toolset

How we tested Palo Alto's PA-4020 firewall

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