network security a firewall
Network Security: A Simple Guide to Firewalls
White Paper This paper discusses the risks you face when you connect to the Internet, describes the types of attacks that can occur, and offers an overview of firewall technology, which can protect your network from hackers. [24 Feb 2004]
The Need for a Client Firewall Inside the Network Perimeter
White Paper A client firewall provides an additional layer of security for the applications and data that reside on client systems throughout the organization. Integrating this client firewall with antivirus protection and intrusion detection, in turn, enables... [03 Jul 2008]
From Firewall to Firebox: the Emergence of the Network Security Appliance
White Paper The security appliance is supplanting conventional "firewalls. It defines and describes the first high-performance security appliance, named the WatchGuard Firebox by the developers. It also cites the technical and business reasons why an appliance... [24 Feb 2004]
Hardening Government Network Security Also Reduces TCO by $150,000 a Year With Symantec Solutions
White Paper Results include an end to disruption, 50 percent faster firewall administration, and $150,000 in total annual savings. To harden its defenses and improve its response to such threats, the organization turned to a comprehensive Symantec information... [26 Aug 2006]
WLAN Security - Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network
White Paper IEEE 802.11 a, b, and g are now considered as a de facto standard for WLANs. Wireless Local Area Networks based on the IEEE 802.11 standard (also called 'Wi-Fi', and referred to as 'WLAN' in this paper) have proliferated in enterprises, homes, and... [11 Apr 2008]
Security at the Network Edge: A Distributed Firewall Architecture
White Paper This paper introduces Network Edge Security, a new distributed firewall architecture designed to counter the insider threat, which is undeterred by existing firewall implementations. Network Edge Security also addresses the security challenges of... [30 Jun 2008]
Security at the Network Edge: A Distributed Firewall Architecture
White Paper This paper introduces Network Edge Security, a new distributed firewall architecture designed to counter the insider threat, which is undeterred by existing firewall implementations. Network Edge Security also addresses the security challenges of... [24 Feb 2004]
Network-Based Security Requires Firewall, IPS and AV
White Paper Indeed, amidst the haze of imprecision there is even a proposition that achieving comprehensive network-based protection requires little more than intrusion prevention and, of course, firewall capabilities. [26 Apr 2008]
Protecting Your Network Against Unauthorized Users
White Paper A firewall or gateway / router with firewall features serves as a security guard, protecting the network from unauthorized entry. To safeguard sensitive data on a network, a firewall is strongly recommended. [24 Feb 2004]
A Secure Web-Based Global Management System for Firewall/VPN Devices
White Paper A firewall is a security device placed between a private network and a public network such as the Internet. This paper presents the design and implementation of a secure Web and SNMP-based global firewall management system. [30 Jun 2008]
Firewall Design Principles
White Paper This paper provides a resource for understanding firewall design principles used in network security. Firewall technology can be used to filter this traffic. A network security domain is a contiguous region of a network that operates under a single... [16 Apr 2008]
What is a FireWall?
White Paper A firewall is a network security device positioned between two different networks, usually between an organization’s internal, trusted network and the Internet. A firewall ensures that all communications attempting to cross from one network to the... [24 Feb 2004]
Sun plays safe with Linux device
News Sun Microsystems has teamed up with firewall maker Check Point Software to offer a security appliance based on Linux, the companies announced on Monday. The new product, the Sun LX50 Firewall/VPN appliance, runs a version of the open-source... [19 Nov 2002]
FireViz: A Personal Firewall Visualizing Tool
White Paper The primary goal of FireViz is to educate typical computer users of the security threats their computers are exposed to when connected to a network and expose any potential loop holes in the firewall's security policies. [10 Jul 2008]
Microsoft Webcast: Security Series (Part 4 of 8): Protecting Network Edge With Network Firewalls and Web Proxy (Level 200)
White Paper A network firewall and Web proxy like Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, protects, logs, and reports on all connections made through the firewall and Web proxy. Join part four of this eight-part series on security as... [09 Jun 2007]
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