What is new about this initiative is that it is a co-operative and nationwide venture backed by both sides of industry and involving the academic establishment as well. Until recently, the enterprise view was similar with the addition of firewalls...
What's sad to me is that firewalls could _ALMOST_ be enough except that the vision of firewall designers ended with 'fast packet inspection' and never went further. The only reason we have an intrusion detection product market at all is because the...
The default settings will also have all ports closed, except when an application needs to send data through - with the idea of scuppering the zombie-making virus plagues of late. David Overton, technical specialist for Microsoft, said the number of...
In the third - and final - of his interviews with entrepreneurs from overseas making their way in China, silicon.com's Dan Ilett talks to an American with a unique perspective on the biggest trends in the country's burgeoning technology economy.
Good network practice, such as changing login defaults and using firewalls, can help mitigate the impact of these attacks. Businesses should use antivirus software and it keep up-to-date, install a firewall and configure it to restrict traffic...
With so many business users, it's hardly surprising the VoIP software company is turning to the establishment for its future prosperity. Thirdly, firewalls do not need to be compromised as Skype doesn't require any additional inbound ports to...