Towards Automated Provisioning of Secure Virtualized Networks
[ Source: Association for Computing Machinery ]
January 2008-
This paper from Hewlett-Packard describes a secure network virtualization framework that helps realize the abstraction of Trusted Virtual Domains (TVDs), a security-enhanced variant of virtualized network zones. The framework allows groups of related virtual machines running on separate physical machines to be connected together as though they were on their own separate network fabric and, at the same time, helps enforce cross-group security requirements such as isolation, confidentiality, security, and information flow control. The framework ....
Networking and Unified Communications
[ Source: CDW ]
June 2009-
IT managers face a difficult task in trying to offer robust services and applications while reducing IT costs and complexity. With unified communications, IT managers can offer streamlined communication solutions and advanced productivity applications throughout the network. Find out how.
Intelligent Switching: Bringing User And Application Knowledge And Control To The LAN
[ Source: ConSentry Networks ]
April 2008-
ConSentry provides this presentation on Intelligent Switching Architecture. Having intelligence directly in the switch
simplifies the task of applying controls, ConSentry explains.
Protect Networks from Non-Compliant Remote PCs
[ Source: D-Link ]
August 2008-
As more and more users work from the road, at home and at Wi-Fi hot spots within the community, tainted clients are routinely infiltrating hardened local networks. IT staff spend excessive amounts of time manually addressing each problem, installing patches, and granting access after everything’s cleaned up. Meanwhile, productivity takes a dive and human error is introduced to the process.
With Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) and D-Link switching technology, the compliance and ....
Comprehensive LAN Security: A Business Requirement
[ Source: HP ]
January 2009-
This paper goes beyond a simple restatement of the problem of network security, proposing a viable solution: ProCurve’s ProActive Defense strategy. The ProCurve ProActive Defense strategy delivers a cohesive network security approach, backed by products and services designed to give businesses the best possible chance to keep their networks up and running, and their crucial information and processes both safe and available.
Network Access Control, Part II
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
June 2007-
Compliance initiatives are driving deployments of network access control, but which system is best? Many vendors, both new and established, are offering NAC solutions. Finding a product that meets an organization's needs may be daunting given the number of options, but a fit is out there. This report analyzes enterprise use of NAC, based on the authors' expertise and market knowledge, as well as NWC polls of members of the IT community.
This ....
Host Intrusion Prevention Tech Report
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
October 2006-
Examine the emergence and impact of Host Intrusion Prevention Systems in this exclusive report. This exhaustive analysis takes an in-depth look at HIPS and its claim as the future of endpoint protection and the heir-apparent of antivirus technology.
The report examines the role of Host Intrusion Prevention Systems in the enterprise, based on analyst Don MacVittie's product expertise and market knowledge. In addition, the results of an extensive survey provides perspective from the ....
Evolving Email, Web and IM Threats and How to Manage Them
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
January 2008-
When a virus brings the network down, for instance, the user picks up the tab in terms of lost time and damage to business efficiency. People may well be faced with financial, legal and brand equity implications, yet dealing with the problem eats up resources - and the IT budget in particular. Moreover, intellectual property is at risk if the user falls victim to the increasingly targeted, converging suite of commercially motivated threats now confronting ....
The Next Generation of Web Access Management
[ Source: P2 Security ]
March 2008-
A large financial institution was looking for a way to reduce expenditures related to its existing Web Access Management (WAM) solution. The company had implemented WAM to protect online access to the critical financial information of its 500,000 users. However, following deployment, the company found that maintaining and making changes to their WAM solution was both extremely costly and time consuming. The company looked to New York-based P2 Security for help. P2 Security's maXecurity reduces ....
Simplifying Network Security with a Single Source Provider
[ Source: Perimeter ]
May 2009-
Learn how to select the right MSSP to help maximize your ability to manage and reduce risk within your budget.