Icann general counsel Louis Tuton has credited the 11 September attacks with renewed emphasis on securing the net's infrastructure, including the recent cybersecurity initiative sponsored by the White House.
UK businesses continue to invest increasing time, money and resources in the issue of securing their network and the wider enterprise perimeter, according to a report from the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) - which also suggests fears of...
It also recommended that managers take responsibility for securing data and examining current attack trends. Firms will have to run to stand still if they are to protect their assets and those of their customers.
The system will be positioned both at the network perimeter and on each desktop computer inspecting all traffic as it enters or leaves. This will help prevent encrypted attacks and protect the network internally from compromised machines.
QoS [quality of service] is a key enabler when securing the network because we define certain types of traffic that are most likely to be generated by worm attacks, rate limiting those right at the edge of the network," he says.
Securing the perimeter I think the challenge is moving from that perimeter-based security to what we call information-centred security, it's really about protecting the information correctly. It is the erosion of the perimeter, the movement away...
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