Features
Review: UTM Plus
Network Box offers hosted security services based on its own custom appliances installed locally on end users’ networks. The company has a range of services designed to meet the requirements of firms of all sizes
– from small home office users to large corporate enterprises.
Jun 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Skybox View 2.5
This suite of security risk management applications contains components that analyze networks for vulnerabilities, identify risks, spot anomalous activity and report on it, raise alerts and track mitigation, then map the whole lot back to a set of business processes and risk models.
May 12 2006 12:00AM
Security
Cashing in on misconfigured systems
It’s not news anymore that cyberattackers penetrating corporate networks are after money, not infamy, these days. The bread they can make from these and other online activities, such as spam, is staggering. One only has to look at the recent case of Christopher William Smith, who allegedly made over $20 million illegally selling prescription drugs through spam emails.
May 10 2006 8:10PM
Security
News briefs
The uproar over foreign control over American interests was blamed for the break-up of one nearly successful IT security merger.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., which is based in Israel, and Maryland-based Sourcefire broke off a $225 million merger that came under intense scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
“Basically we agreed to withdraw applications based on a couple of things,” said Michelle Perry, chief marketing officer for Sourcefire. “First the complexities of the overall CFIUS process, the lengthy ongoing delays and the current climate for international acquisitions.
May 10 2006 8:09PM
Security
Company news
Kevin Prince has joined Perimeter Internetworking as chief security officer. Prince will help formulate the managed network security firm’s strategic and product development plans and oversee its strategic relationships. Prince previously founded Red Cliff Solutions and he currently trains federal examiners on security topics such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, and remote access.
www.perimeterusa.com
May 10 2006 8:07PM
Security
2 minutes on ... Is FISMA effective?
Some believe it is nothing more than a paper exercise. The government earned poor marks on information security this year. Of the 24 agencies graded, seven agencies failed outright and, overall, agencies received an average grade of D+.
May 10 2006 8:07PM
Security
Me and my job
How did you get into security?
In my case, the question could be phrased, "How did security get into you?" I am not an infosec professional in the usual sense, but rather a business manager with infosec responsibility. I manage business and product development and information security, which is a central thread that composes the fabric of our product offerings.
May 10 2006 8:07PM
Security
Open, transparent and safe?
Business in the Participation Age is all about engagement and collaboration. It’s about access, transparency and trust. Today, the isolationist approach to security – the notion of avoiding risk rather than mitigating it – is a surefire way to squash the opportunities and value being created on the network. To be competitive in today’s marketplace, companies must change their mindset and evolve their security culture.
May 10 2006 8:06PM
Security
On colleagues and support
We all have colleagues with whom we keep in touch. We all have colleagues who we call on from time to time for help when we run into knotty problems. And we all have organizations we turn to when we need specific advice. The trouble is that many of us do not mix those three groups to the benefit of our systems’ security, and we should.
May 10 2006 8:05PM
Security
Cover story: If once is good, twice is better
A United States federal government agency didn’t need to point out the weaknesses of username and password authentication to E*Trade Financial’s CIO Greg Framke. He already knew that such an antiquated method for validating online banking customers falls short in today’s era of keyloggers and phishing scams.
May 10 2006 8:03PM
Security
