firewalls
RSS firewallsFirewalls await the enemy within
News Distributed firewalls allow network administrators to monitor real-time traffic over the LAN by sending reports back to the administrators' PC. David Lancaster, technical director at Network Designers, said: "Distributed... [08 Dec 2000]
Firewalls FAQ
White Paper Download our complete firewalls FAQ, including 15 basic questions about firewalls and related technology. [18 May 2006]
Firewalls - Overview and Best Practices
White Paper There are many different types of firewalls available, all varying greatly in configuration, capability, and complexity. The importance of securing an organization's internal network has always been high. [18 Nov 2008]
Firewalls can damage your business
Comment Firewalls protect corporate networks from dangers lurking in the outside world. But has anyone stopped to consider the disadvantages of firewalls? Often, firewalls are set up to block... [23 Sep 1998]
Firewalls killed the video star
News silicon.com's German sister site silicon.de found more than 30 per cent of its subscribers are unable to watch videos because of their company firewalls. Over 30 per cent said they were restricted by... [15 Oct 2001]
Securing XML Web Services: XML Firewalls and XML VPNs
White Paper However, in scenarios where granular message processing and auditing is essential, dedicated XML and Web Services security technology like XML Firewalls and XML VPN clients will prove necessary. In those instances, an... [12 Mar 2008]
Hacking firewalls
White Paper Learn how to recognize and fight common techniques hackers use to attack and subvert firewalls. Chapter: Chapter 9: Firewalls This sample chapter, taken from McGraw-Hill's Hacking Exposed, Fifth Edition,... [16 May 2006]
Active Directory in Networks Segmented by Firewalls
White Paper Active Directory domain controllers are increasingly being deployed on networks segmented by firewalls. Three common scenarios are (1.domain controllers separated from clients in a DMZ, (2.domain controllers in a DMZ... [03 Dec 2006]
Reducing Costs With Next Generation Firewalls: Investing in Innovation Pays Cost Savings Dividends
White Paper This paper examines three different organizations, the legacy infrastructure they replaced, the Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls they deployed, and the substantial savings they realized - cutting both capital... [29 Jun 2009]
Traversing Firewalls and NATs With Voice and Video Over IP
White Paper Firewalls block IP voice and video traffic by placing a barrier to any unsolicited, incoming communications. Strategic advantages exist for organizations and enterprises when their voice, video, and data communications... [03 Jun 2008]
Managed Firewalls Give Supplier to Air Transport a Major Lift
White Paper Although SITA has an established relationship with Internet Security Solutions (ISS), Atlanta, for the provision of Enterprise firewalls, it became evident that none of the established managed firewall management... [21 Jan 2009]
Active Directory Replication Over Firewalls
White Paper Firewalls present two difficulties when deploying a distributed Active Directory (AD) directory service architecture - initially promoting a server to a domain controller, and replicating traffic between domain controllers. [02 Jun 2006]
Dynamic Firewalls and Service Deployment Models for Grid Environments
White Paper The ubiquitous deployment of firewalls at the border between external and corporate network segments has brought significant improvements in protection against malicious code and unwanted traffic. This paper presents two... [11 Apr 2008]
Why Organizations Need Web Application Firewalls
White Paper Web application firewalls offer immediate and effective protection for web applications and help organizations pass security audits that demonstrate regulatory compliance. In addition, web application... [11 Apr 2008]
Formal Correctness of Conflict Detection for Firewalls
White Paper This paper describes the formalization of a correctness proof for a conflict detection algorithm for firewalls in the Coq Proof Assistant. First, it gives formal definitions in Coq of a firewall access rule and of an... [11 Apr 2008]
