data traffic
Clean VPN Approach to Secure Remote Access for the SMB
White Paper Alternatively, a "Clean VPN" scenario integrates secure remote access and network security appliance technology to deliver layered defense-in-depth protection for the core elements of business communications: the users; the... [13 Nov 2009]
NAC and Internet Protocol Telephony: Securing Enterprise Voice-Over-IP Environments
White Paper They should seek products from those available today that protect IP Telephony and data infrastructure equally, and allow traffic to pass without added latency. IP Telephony imposes specific requirements... [13 Nov 2009]
The Power-1 Performance Architecture: Delivering Application-Layer Security at Data Center Performance Levels
White Paper These attacks - disguised as legitimate traffic - require a deeper level of inspection that needs more processing power. Companies have always faced a tradeoff with network security. Do they lock down the network and... [13 Nov 2009]
Network Traffic Port Aggregation: Improved Visibility, Security, and Efficiency
White Paper Companies of all sizes require that these communication paths function at top speed and transfer data accurately, completely, and consistently. Enterprise entities rely on network systems for internal operations and... [13 Nov 2009]
Fiber Channel Over Ethernet: Enabling Server I/O Consolidation
White Paper The development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) opens the door to the real possibility of transporting more than one I/O traffic flow over a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), also called a Data... [12 Nov 2009]
Using NitroView and NitroGuard as an Anomaly Detection System (ADS): Benefits of NitroView and NitroGuard for Network + Security Anomaly Detection
White Paper The data collected may be sourced from virtually any relevant network device, including: network traffic flows (from Netflow or Sflow capable routers and/or using Nitro-Flow); alerts and events generated... [12 Nov 2009]
LTE-Advanced: Future of Mobile Broadband
White Paper The end results of these goals are significantly improving service provisioning and reduction of operator costs for different traffic scenarios. The key goals for this evolution are increased data rate,... [12 Nov 2009]
Overcoming IP Telephony Performance Issues in a Converged Network
White Paper When implementing Voice over IP (VoIP) onto a data network, you must ensure that the equipment capable of handling the additional load, and, more importantly, that the traffic will be properly... [03 Nov 2009]
VoIP Phone Hardening - Part 1
White Paper Unlike vendors whose security offerings protect individual devices in the voice system, Cisco provides comprehensive, integrated security that protects the entire network over which voice traffic travels. [03 Nov 2009]
Entertainment Retailer Expects Store Data Analysis to Increase Sales by $1.8 Million
White Paper Virgin wanted to increase the effectiveness of its store managers and product buyers by giving them flexible tools to analyze inventory, sales, and store-traffic data. The solution collects... [30 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Every office generates so much email, IM and internet traffic it's all but impossible for management to keep track of exactly what's being said, seen and done online. Relevant legislation includes the... [22 Oct 2009]
A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications
White Paper Leading content companies, enterprises and communications service providers rely on Switch and Data to connect to customers and exchange Internet traffic. Today, a number of companies are either... [06 Oct 2009]
The Attacker Within: How Hackers Are Targeting Enterprise Networks From the Inside-Out
White Paper Thanks to the meteoric rise in the importance of web-based traffic and a laundry list of vulnerabilities in web-aware applications on the desktop, end users are now being turn d into enablers for enterprise attacks. [06 Oct 2009]
Achieve Information Security by Preserving the Secrecy and Integrity of Keys
White Paper Data encryption, network traffic encryption, PKI-based authentication and digital signatures all depend on the underlying confidentiality of secret keys and integrity of public certificate authority keys... [05 Oct 2009]
Alcatel-Lucent's New Enterprise Class of High Availability
White Paper In a converged environment that supports voice traffic and real-time data, this is especially important, since the network infrastructure must deliver the same or better availability as the public 911... [02 Oct 2009]