Firemon makes A/NZ channel play
FireMon has made its push into the Australian and New Zealand markets by extending its global partnership with Westcon Group.
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Juniper to team up with Cyphort for new threat intelligence platform
Cyphort and Juniper Networks have announced a partnership to deal with advanced security threats.
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Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls
Hosted service vendor Telco Systems is hoping to make it easier for businesses to buy cloud-based routers and firewalls, but the company first has to convince service providers it's a good idea.
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Sophos expands network security portfolio
Security vendor, Sophos, has released new additions to its range of SG series firewall/UTM appliances, WiFi access points as well as a new dedicated virtual reporting tool, Sophos iView.
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Cisco gains strength in next-gen firewalls via Sourcefire code
Cisco is bringing technology obtained through last year's acquisition of Sourcefire to its firewalls to enable threat-focused security for enterprises.
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The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments
It's been 20 years since Check Point Software Technologies shipped its first enterprise network firewall, marking the beginning of a mass market for firewalls that has protected millions of networks across the world.
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Fewer NTP servers can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks, but threat remains
The number of NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks has decreased dramatically this year, but the threat remains.
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Tool aims to help enterprise IT manage 'honeypot' hacker decoys
A new tool called the Modern Honey Network (MHN) aims to make deploying and managing large numbers of honeypots easier so that enterprises can adopt such systems as part of their active defense strategies.
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DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise
Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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Palo Alto Networks acquires stealthy start-up with NSA roots
Next-generation firewall maker Palo Alto Networks today announced its first acquisition, an intriguing buyout of a stealthy Mountain View start-up called Morta Security whose founders hail from the NSA. The price of the purchase was not disclosed.
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Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried
A significant increase this weekend in TCP traffic with source port zero detected could be part of reconnaissance efforts in preparation for more serious attacks, according to security researchers from Cisco Systems.
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NIST subjects draft cybersecurity framework to more public scrutiny
Following through on an order earlier this year from U.S. President Barack Obama, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is rapidly developing a set of guidelines and best practices to help organizations better secure their IT systems.
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HyTrust enforces two-person approval for VMware security
Following up on customer feedback from U.S. intelligence agencies, VMware security systems provider HyTrust has updated its virtual security appliance so actions taken by administrators can be delayed until external approval for that action is granted.
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Chinese hacker group behind New York Times attack returns with updated tools
The Chinese hacker group that broke into the computer network of The New York Times and other high-profile organizations, including defense contractors, has launched new attacks following a few months of inactivity, according to researchers from security vendor FireEye.
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McAfee offers business endpoint security suites for broader protection
Aiming to better address the security needs of businesses of all sizes that are facing increasingly complex attacks, McAfee has added two endpoint security suites to its product lineup.
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