networks security standard
Demystifying the PCI Data Security Standard for Merchants
White Paper The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of security practices set forth by American Express, Discover, Japan Central Bank, MasterCard, and VISA to protect cardholder data. The PCI DSS's special requirements for service... [02 Sep 2008]
Virtual Private Networking with Windows Server 2003: Overview
White Paper This paper also describes the set of features in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP that provides advanced security capabilities and simplified administration of VPN connections for enterprise networks. [02 Sep 2008]
Using Public Key Cryptography in Mobile Phones
White Paper As mobile networks expand their bandwidth, mobile phones, as with any other Internet device, become substantially exposed to Internet security vulnerabilities. Public key cryptography is a primary concept in implementing wireless device security. [02 Sep 2008]
Security of the WEP Algorithm
White Paper The 802.11 standard describes the communication that occurs in wireless local area networks (LANs). A secondary function of WEP is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network; this function is not an explicit goal in the 802.11 standard... [02 Sep 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News A test of 552 wireless networks in central London last year by security analysts NCC Group found 93 per cent fell below the strongest encryption standard and that 41 per cent used the "broken" WEP encryption. [06 Aug 2008]
Policy Based QoS Support Using BGP Routing
White Paper Apart from determining optimal routing paths and carrying traffics through the networks, these routing protocols should have additional functionalities to support network policies, traffic engineering and security. [04 Aug 2008]
Financial Application Service Provider Improves Security and Network Performance With a Single, Integrated Solution From F5
White Paper The company wanted to maintain tight security for sensitive financial data and improve network management to deliver improved service for clients. FMR chose FirePass because of its ability to provide extremely secure, remote access to applications... [04 Aug 2008]
Insecurity in ATM-Based Passive Optical Networks
White Paper This paper considers the security of an ITU standard for ATM-based passive optical networks. The conclusion is that these measures should not be relied upon to provide security. First, it shows that the standard's encryption algorithm, called... [18 Jul 2008]
Securing Layer 2 in Local Area Networks
White Paper To secure Local or Metropolitan Area Networks, the IEEE 802.1AE Media Access Control (MAC) Security Task Group has proposed the IEEE P802.1AE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: MAC Security (MACsec). [11 Jul 2008]
Analysis of Distributed Intrusion Detection Systems Using Bayesian Methods
White Paper In computer and network security, standard approaches to intrusion detection and response attempt to detect and prevent individual attacks. However, it is not the attack but rather the attacker against which the networks must be defended. [09 Jul 2008]
iSCSI Security Configuration
White Paper By carrying SCSI commands over standard IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long distances. Because of the ubiquity of IP networks, iSCSI can be used to transmit data over local area... [03 Jul 2008]
Mobile Mesh Networking: Applications to Homeland Security
White Paper The company's mobile mesh networking technology uses standard IP, commercially available radios and existing operating systems - making the solution ideally suited for the needs of the homeland security markets. [03 Jul 2008]
Information Security - Network Assessment
White Paper This paper describes CTA’s network security assessment services. CTA has applied the process to both large and small enterprise networks for public and private sector client facilities with equal success. [03 Jul 2008]
Enterprise Information Security: A Systems Engineering Process
White Paper This white paper describes the different types of network security threats faced by today’s enterprises and then explains how Cat’s security solution helps to secure the networks. The CTA uses standard methodologies and practices across the... [03 Jul 2008]
Secure Sockets Layer: Delivering More Than Just Security
White Paper Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) was originally developed by Netscape in 1996 as a way to securely conduct e-commerce transactions across public networks such as the Internet. Because of its ubiquity and the simplicity of its functionality, SSL is... [03 Jul 2008]
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