The Firewall: Questions abound about its future role in cloud, mobile and SDN environments

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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.Check Point’s FireWall-1, unveiled at NetWorld+Interop in 1994, wasn’t the first network firewall, of course. The firewall had begun taking shape with the rise of the Internet. Companies and universities throughout the 1980s and 90s saw the need to block unwanted IP traffic by creating a perimeter gateway barrier however they could. In that era, they sometimes “rolled their own” based on routers or other gear until vendors eventually came to their rescue with firewall products that spared them this unwanted labor.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Solutionary Understanding the Threat Landscape is the First Step The Solutionary SERT 2014 Q2 Threat Intelligence Report shows popular ISPs continue to host malware and the U.S. is the top malware hosting country. Research focuses on the exploitability of Heartbleed and the use of Web shells and Node.js. The report also provides trends and insight security practitioners need to understand their adversaries. Download the 2014 Q2 Threat Intelligence Report now to better understand where the attacks are coming from. Report provided by Solutionary, an NTT Group security company. In this Issue Secret, an app for posting anonymously, lets users tap into Facebook 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers New banking malware 'Kronos' advertised on underground forums How to sign up for Microsoft's restored security alert email service Revamping your insider threat program INSIDER Cybersecurity fears drive SMBs to third-party payment services LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Only Next Gen Firewall to Stop AETs The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization on multiple protocol layers. The risk of network security systems being compromised by AETs continues to grow as more and more cybercriminals actively exploit this vulnerability. The answer is to combine stream-based inspection with data normalization Secret, an app for posting anonymously, lets users tap into Facebook How can something be a secret if all your Facebook friends see it?Secret is a company that makes an app for iOS and Android to let users post messages “anonymously.” When new members sign up, the app asks for their email address—plus their phone number, which is optional—in order to help them find friends who are also using the service.From there, users can post messages, but with limited identifiable information attached to them, which may include their city, or whether the post was made by a “friend” or “friend of a friend.” Messages posted at the Secret site range wildly in nature, shifting from tiny tales of jilted lovers to whimsical musings on procrastination to cliched inspirational sayings.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers Public criticism, looming layoffs say shape up or ship out. Read More WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks Security in the Next-Generation Data Center This white paper examines these trends, and it reveals the key capabilities that today's security teams require to effectively ensure that vital corporate assets remain secure, while at the same time optimizing access, cost, and administrative efficiency. View Now New banking malware 'Kronos' advertised on underground forums Its creators seek to establish the new threat as a premium commercial alternative to older Trojans like Zeus Read More How to sign up for Microsoft's restored security alert email service Restored mailing list functionality earlier this month, but still hides the sign-up form Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Why you need a next-generation firewall This white paper explores the reasons for implementing NG firewalls and lays out a path to success for overburdened IT organizations. Learn More Revamping your insider threat program Think headlines about data theft and leakage have nothing to do with you? Think again. Many of these incidents have a common theme: Privileged access. It's your job to make sure your organization doesn't fall victim to the same fate by at the very least examining your existing insider threat program, and perhaps doing a major revamp.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD 5 free software tools for greater privacy +Edward Snowden's theft and release of National Security Agency data, Army Private First Class Bradley Manning's disclosure of sensitive military documents to information distributor WikiLeaks and the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard by a credentialed IT subcontractor have given IT executives across industries pause to reconsider their security policies and procedures.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More INSIDER Cybersecurity fears drive SMBs to third-party payment services Between 2010 and 2013, there was a 25 percent drop in small business processing online orders as traditional credit card merchants. Instead, they turned to third-party payment services, primarily due to concerns over cybersecurity and costs.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More LastPass discloses now-fixed vulnerabilities ahead of security conference The company doesn't believe attackers exploited the flaws Read More
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