Smishing

Today I received the below email from my Credit Union. While this is not new it is the first time I have received an email warning from my bank. This is just a example of the threats to come. With the rise of the mobile Internet this is only [...] Continue Reading…

Building the Case for Intrusion Prevention

With the myriad of ‘trendy’ security topics taking the spotlight today, it is critical that organizations continue to focus on core network security, namely intrusion prevention, which is one of the most effective methods for securing the enterprise. Please join DG Technology for an online briefing on: • Do businesses [...] Continue Reading…

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Thoughts on the CISM exam

Filed under IPS by on July 6, 2010 at 10:28 am {one comment}

So I took the CISM exam in June 12th. I have not received the results back yet, it generally takes 6-8 weeks. The test was tough and I thought the practice database from ISACA was a good representation of the type of questions to expect. I do think though [...] Continue Reading…

Preparing for the CISM exam

Filed under IPS by on May 30, 2010 at 2:10 pm {no comments}

I have decided to sit for the CISM exam. The exam is scheduled for June 12th. ISACA only offers the exam two times per year so I figured this was the best time to take it. The CISM is growing in popularity and is becoming more common in job [...] Continue Reading…

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Symantec to purchase PGP and GuardianEdge

Filed under IPS by on April 29, 2010 at 2:46 pm {no comments}

While not related directly to IPS it is still news worthy. Symantec announce today they are buying PGP and GuardianEdge for $370 million dollars! Symantec has somewhat languished over the last few years without alot of truly innovative security products. This now places Symantec as a major player in [...] Continue Reading…

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Virtual IPS vs. Virtualized IPS

Filed under IBM, IPS, Mcaffe, Sourcefire by on April 27, 2010 at 1:48 pm {no comments}

Virtualization is a top priority for most organizations today. Security of these virtualized environments should also be a top priority and in the Intrusion Prevention market most vendors are developing or have developed virtual or virtualized solutions. The terms virtual IPS and virtualized IPS have different meanings and I want [...] Continue Reading…

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Errors with Mcafee Endpoint Encryption

Filed under Mcaffe by on April 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm {2 comments}

I have a client that is deploying Mcafee Endpoint Encryption, formerly known as Safeboot. The product integrates with Active Directory and the newest version can be managed through the ePO management console. Overall the product has experienced a number of problems. Most of these problems are documented and can [...] Continue Reading…

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Intrusion Prevention Cabling

Filed under IPS, Mcaffe by on March 19, 2010 at 12:57 pm {no comments}

As a follow up on my previous post on cabling an IPS I have attached an example that I have seen successful.This example is specific to a Mcafee M2750 device and assumes interfaces that are hard set. Note that the actual firewall and LAN switch are using Straight cables [...] Continue Reading…

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