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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Added Fortinet Visio Stencils

Filed under IPS by on March 17, 2010 at 6:24 pm {one comment}

I have added Fortinet Visio Stencils. Fortinet is a company of great interest. The products range from the client security to database security to traditional UTM type devices and even vulnerability management. Originally they focused on small to mid-size companies but they have expanded into much larger enterprises including [...] Continue Reading…

Added Cisco Visio Icons and Stencils

Filed under IPS by on March 11, 2010 at 2:29 pm {no comments}

I have added Cisco Visio Icons. This includes most of the Cisco products and not just the security related icons. There are several .vss files as well as a PowerPoint document with lots of icons. Enjoy!

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Upcoming Sourcefire Webcast

Filed under IPS by on March 2, 2010 at 9:16 pm {no comments}

Sourcefire is hosting a webcast on IPS tuning. I think this is a critical step that is unfortunately overlooked in many organizations. NSS Labs, the world’s leading independent information security research and testing organization. recently put seven leading Network IPS vendors through a rigorous test that included 1,159 validated exploits. [...] Continue Reading…

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End of an era.

Filed under IBM, IPS by on March 2, 2010 at 12:45 am {no comments}

IBM has announced it is dropping the IBM Intenet Security Systems name and all the security divisions will now be under IBM Security Services (I guess they didn’t want to get rid of the ISS acronym) . X-Force will apparently be moved under IBM research and ISS will be [...] Continue Reading…

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Cabling an IPS

Filed under IPS by on February 15, 2010 at 5:26 pm {no comments}

One of the most confusing aspect of setting up an IPS can be the cabling. Different vendors have different cabling requirements and in many organizations different teams control the different devices that may be connected to the IPS. Some vendors recommend using cross-over cables when connecting devices such as [...] Continue Reading…

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Intrusion Prevention Summit

Filed under IPS by on January 11, 2010 at 9:22 pm {no comments}

There is a Intrusion Prevention Summit being hosted by BrightTalk beginning on January 12th. You can register at the below link. There are several interesting topics including, “The Value of IDS/IPS virtualization in Managed Services”, and several other IPS related talks. http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/intrusionprevention

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