network traffic
Network Traffic Port Aggregation: Improved Visibility, Security, and Efficiency
White Paper Enterprise entities rely on network systems for internal operations and external communications. Network systems are also expected to keep the transfer of information exclusively between authorized... [13 Nov 2009]
Clean VPN Approach to Secure Remote Access for the SMB
White Paper Modern business practices have extended users, endpoints, traffic and resources beyond the limits of the traditional network perimeter. Alternatively, a "Clean VPN" scenario integrates secure remote... [13 Nov 2009]
8 Elements of Complete Vulnerability Management
White Paper Off late threat landscape offers attackers a much larger selection of attack points in the form of open firewall ports for business traffic, web or others servers behind the firewall, along with all applications running... [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... [13 Nov 2009]
Fiber Channel Over Ethernet: Enabling Server I/O Consolidation
White Paper Moving Storage Area Network (SAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) traffic onto a single transport benefits data centers in many ways. The development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)... [12 Nov 2009]
Cisco IOS IP SLAs Overview
White Paper Cisco IOS IP SLAs uses active traffic monitoring - the generation of traffic in a continuous, reliable, and predictable manner - for measuring network performance. Cisco IOS IP SLAs is a... [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... [12 Nov 2009]
Increasing SIP Firewall Performance by Ruleset Size Limitation
White Paper To protect SIP communication networks from attacks, especially flooding attacks like Denial-of-Service or message spam, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are deployed at the ingress point of the network to filter... [12 Nov 2009]
Automatically Generating Models for Botnet Detection
White Paper These detection models are generated automatically from network traffic traces recorded from actual bot instances. A botnet is a network of compromised hosts that is under the control of... [12 Nov 2009]
Easily Cleanup Firewall Clutter: Work More Effectively and Extend Your Hardware's Lifespan
White Paper Firewalls are the first and continued line of defense for enterprises today, handling vast amounts of traffic across the corporate network. In light of the current economic climate, organizations are... [12 Nov 2009]
Advances in Wireless Infrastructure Control: Optimizing Client Behavior for Improved Network Performance
White Paper It was impressed at how far it has come in the ability of wireless LANs (properly equipped.of course) to handle large numbers of users with time-critical traffic. It concluded that, while it is indeed very difficult to... [12 Nov 2009]
Astaro Security Gateway: Simplifying Email, Web and Network Protection
White Paper This presentation takes you through some of your options and discuss how Astaro provides immediate protection for your network, web access and email traffic. Secure Email Traffic Learn... [12 Nov 2009]
Pushing Enterprise Security Down the Network Stack
White Paper This paper proposes a proactive approach to securing networks, whereby security-related actions (e.g.dropping or redirecting traffic) are embedded into the network fabric itself, leaving only a fixed set... [11 Nov 2009]
Automatic Verification of Firewall Configurations With Respect to Security Policy Requirements
White Paper It filters network traffic based on an ordered list of filtering rules. A security policy is a set of predicates, which is a high level description of traffic controls. A firewall is a... [11 Nov 2009]
Network Security Technology Alert
White Paper In addition to current firewall rules, a typical firewall will have hundreds of legacy rules, which are usually made to permit traffic based on user requirements or business requirements. Firewalls have become an... [11 Nov 2009]