data networks a network in comment and analysis
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment Virtual private networks that use internet protocol security used to be seen as a nightmare. On the other hand, internet protocol security (IPsec) VPNs provide a level of network access that is comprehensive and offers an experience similar to... [25 Jul 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment But travel to a market without 3, and the unpackaged data roaming costs increase dramatically. These packages include connection software, administration and reporting tools, security, and can connect to a wide variety of networks. [12 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Travellers on UK airlines who simply can't go a couple of hours without calling the office or loved ones, or possibly loved ones in the office, will be able to take advantage of the aircraft's network services and be routed via satellite to ground... [28 Mar 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Identity theft and sloppy data management are a significant and steadily growing problem. This month in the US one hacker pleaded guilty to creating a network of more than 400,000 computers, which included those belonging to the country's Defense... [27 Feb 2008]
Tech Visions: New media floods firms' networks
Comment Experts are forecasting an important role in the enterprise for new media data applications. Last December I wrote about the economic impact of this convergence and the technical and business disruption that occurs when social media is deployed... [19 Feb 2008]
How closely are you monitoring?
Comment If you're just monitoring what's going on in the network then you could just go ahead and get the flow data. Network flow analysis can look deeper into your network than a typical firewall can, without the unwieldy audit trail. [10 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment Before 1995, running media over the corporate network was a challenge - a dream even. New, younger employees are bringing the ingenuity of non-sanctioned devices and software into the enterprise, just as the personal computer challenged the limits... [29 Nov 2007]
Getting more out of the net
Comment The market is already red-hot with many vendors like Blue Coat, Expand, Packeteer and Riverbed offering appliances that sit at either end of a network and compress, reduce and accelerate the data traffic. [02 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...
Comment Whilst there may be a few situations where encrypted data need to be accessed, it will be very rare. For optimum safety, run a public and private network on two different channels.of the time people are only trying to hack your wifi to get on the... [11 Oct 2007]
Network horror stories expose need for understanding
Comment Or what about the employee who, over the course of a few weeks transferred huge chunks of data from the corporate network to a home PC and then promptly upon completion of this data heist handed in his notice? [12 Apr 2007]
Leader: Why we keep our eye on the iPod
Leader As the device has proved, there's no longer such a clear defining line between enterprise and consumer hardware.iPods are regularly turning up in offices and finding their way onto corporate networks, as sys admins will testify, along with any... [11 Apr 2007]
The dos and don'ts of VoIP security
Comment This helps protect the voice service if there is a denial of service attack on the data network. Additional tools that will help networks in case of any attack are intrusion detection and prevention systems, which scan for rogue incoming packets... [04 Apr 2007]
Do you know what's happening on your network?
Comment The ability to move 80GB of data in one fell swoop should be a concern for any business, yet such devices plug in to networks on a daily basis. The EIU's research found the increased use of wireless networks and mobile applications to be a major... [28 Mar 2007]
VoIP threats to watch out for
Comment The beauty of converged networks is that voice over IP is 'just' another application running on the data network. Unfortunately from a security viewpoint, this means that it will also be affected by all the attacks that cripple data networks, even... [09 Mar 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: What I learnt in Barcelona
Comment One week in Barcelona on a nice sturdy HSDPA network almost had me believing that one day I'll use cellular networks where I once used the traditional fixed kind for data transmissions. And most of them were trying to get on the wi-fi network... [23 Feb 2007]
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