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Feb 24 2008   4:45AM GMT

Is Endpoint Security Replacing Network Security?



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Encryption, Firewalls, NAC, Windows Security, Portable storage

There have been rumors for some time that the network perimeter is dead. More users are relying on laptop computers connected over wireless networks, or via VPN from a hotel or coffee shop. Users have mobile phones that connect to network resources, and various methods of portable data storage- USB flash drives, mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players. If anyone can connect from anywhere and data is coming and going, it becomes virtually impossible to say what is ‘inside’ the network perimeter, and what is ‘outside’ the network perimeter. If all of that is true, should network security even be an issue? Why not declare a time of death, focus on endpoint security solutions and forget about the network? Read The Future of Network Security at Computerworld for a deeper look at this issue, as well as why the rumors of the death of network security might be exaggerated.

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Jan 31 2008   9:05PM GMT

Multi-Vendor Firewalls: Managing Them For Fun and Profit



Posted by: Tony Bradley
firewall rules, Firewalls

OK, there probably isn’t any profit, and the idea of “fun” may be a bit of a stretch as well. Organizations that have multiple firewalls, from multiple vendors need an efficient way to monitor, manage, and optimize them. Network administrators just keep adding rules on the fly, rarely documenting why they were created. It doesn’t take long before there is a complete, chaotic mess of firewall rules to manage. Doing so across multiple firewalls, particularly from multiple vendors, can be tedious, and virtually impossible. The individual firewall vendors don’t provide tools with the power and flexibility to help make the process more efficient. Thankfully, there are 3rd-party vendors that do. Using one of the the 3rd-party tools, you can review, manage, and optimize firewall rules from multiple vendors and multiple firewalls. Read How to manage your multivendor firewalls like a pro to learn more about these products and how they can help you.

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