Network Access Features

The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports Cloud computing and security - what are the issues? Information at the moment is sketchy to say the least. Globalisation involves extending the business to locations around the world to make the most cost effective use of global resources. Want to make your endpoints and servers more secure, and easier to manage? Mapping the tragedy of the Hannaford breach in a post-mortem sense should be just as important to the grocery chain as the upgrade of the system. One of the most trusted security elements, it can nonetheless be misconfigured and play right into the hands of the hacker. Too often, network security relies on placing firewalls in front of public network access points and calling it a day. The assumptions are 1) being on a private network is synonymous with being on campus 2) campus users are implicitly trustworthy and 3) external threats are mitigated by the perimeter firewall. Sourcefire’s founder and CTO Martin Roesch speaks to SC Magazine about the open-source security vendor’s expansion into the Australian market and the company's future plans. Pornography. Adult Chat Rooms. Violence. Child Stalking. Hacking. There are millions of websites that house offensive content that minors should not be exposed to, and their presence is compounded by their accessibility. Choosing the right content management system is crucial to keeping your digital files secure. But it's only the first step. Rob Buckley reports. A car that has less options has fewer things that can break. Power steering, power locks, power seats, seat warmers, and the myriad of other car features provide a better experience, but they also have more items that require maintenance. Over the last several years, many well-known organisations have faced the consequences of highly publicised data breaches. These breaches directly impact an organisation's most valuable asset - their customers. It's easy to make email appear to come from an internal user, warns Ken Munro. So be on the lookout.