Recent Articles
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Microsoft Morro: A Potential Catalyst for Higher Level Security
The prospects of free, basic antivirus protection from Microsoft would have been enough to send shivers down security pros and PC users’ spines just a couple of years ago. Today, however, Microsoft’s plans for free, cloud-based virus scanning seem more a sign of the changing security times and the need to think about higher level…
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Sophos Incorporates Encryption into Solution Set
Security vendor Sophos touts the recent release of its Sophos Security and Data Protection solution not only as breaking new ground for the vendor, but as the start of a series of robust security solutions that are at the same time actually simple enough for a broad channel made up of more than just focused…
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Securing the Hyper-Extended Network
Is there anything left of the traditional network perimeter? Should security pros still walk the battlements of their network perimeters? If you listen to the security prognosticators, the perimeter is gone and everything—every piece of gear, application and line connecting them—must be hardened. In the olden days of infosecurity (about five years ago), the standard…
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Web 2.0 Apps Present New Risks, Opportunities
As Web 2.0 applications continue to make their way into the corporate environment, solution providers and their customers are looking for new ways to take advantage of the increased collaboration and peer networking gains these applications provide. However, with those opportunities come new challenges and security risks many customers may not be aware of. “Web…
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Trend Micro Rolls Out Data Loss Prevention Solution
Trend Micro has unveiled a new release of its data loss prevention (DLP) solution, LeakProof 5.0, with added features and benefits designed to reduce the complexity and cost often associated with the discovery, monitoring and blocking of sensitive data. LeakProof is designed to protect information such as customer and employee data, as well as intellectual…
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McAfee Launches Next Generation of Firewall Products
McAfee has tied its next generation of firewall products into its ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) management software. The security vendor has also opened up ePO to integrate third-party partners’ products into the management frame. McAfee Firewall Enterprise (formerly Sidewinder), McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center and McAfee Firewall Enterprise Profiler were designed to be more easily managed…