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April 24, 2013  11:13 AM

Curran: ‘Not on Internet’ unless on IPv6



Posted by: Chuck Moozakis
data center, IPv6, IT trends, Network, network change and configuration management, Network management, Network security

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="120"]John Curran, ARIN CEO John Curran, ARIN CEO...

February 17, 2011  2:07 PM

Virtualization security: Juniper integrates Altor acquisition into SRX platform



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Check Point, Cisco, firewalls, Juniper, Network security, Networking, virtualization network, virtualization security

In data centers virtualization has created a bit of a network security black hole for engineers. Firewalls have no problem applying and enforcing security policies to server-to-server traffic in a data center, but traffic between virtual machines (VMs) on a virtualized server is another story. A...


October 8, 2010  2:52 PM

Another look at Cisco’s network security strategy



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, firewalls, Juniper, mobility, Network security, VPN

We put Cisco's security strategy under the microscope about six weeks ago after hearing from many, many networking pros who felt Cisco had lost its way, at least a little.  I think...


September 17, 2010  3:18 PM

Forrester’s Zero Trust security model



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, Forrester Research, Network access control, Network analysis, Network security, Palo Alto Networks

Forrester Research Inc. is proposing a new mantra for IT security. In his report "No More Chewy Centers: Introducing the Zero Trust...

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August 30, 2010  3:01 PM

Cisco security strategy: some nuggets from my notebook



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, Network security

Last week I published a feature that took a long, hard look at Cisco's network security strategy. This story tackled a big subject so naturally I left out a few odds and ends and a little analysis. I...


July 30, 2010  4:35 PM

New WPA2 vulnerability a wireless version of ARP spoofing, says Wi-Fi Alliance



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Network security, Network testing and hacking, Wi-Fi, wireless LAN

When researchers say they've found a vulnerability in WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access) security standard, wireless LAN administrators stand up and take notice. Md. Sohail Ahmad, a researcher with wireless security vendor Airtight...


July 16, 2010  4:49 PM

Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control: Crowded, but leaders stand alone



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Avaya, Avenda Systems, Bradford Networks, Cisco, Enterasys, ForeScout, Gartner, HP Networking, InfoExpress, Juniper, Magic Quadrant, Network access control, Network security

Gartner's 2010 Magic Quadrant for network access control (NAC) is remarkably crowded for a market that reportedly generated just $200 million in annual...


May 26, 2010  5:25 PM

Looking to beat a dead horse? There’s a NAC for that



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
Cisco, Gartner, Network access control, Network security, Trusted Computing Group

Network World this week published a brutal takedown of the network access control industry, called "NAC: What went wrong?" Consultant Joel Snyder wrote the article after...


March 23, 2010  4:40 PM

CCIE survey: Security skills top all others … then comes virtualization



Posted by: rivkalittle
CCIE, ccie survey, Cisco certification, Network security, network security skills, nework architecting, virtualization network

Cisco may be pushing users to acquire blade server skills, but 64% of CCIEs in a recent survey said that risk management and network security will be the most crucial networking skills to have in...


March 1, 2010  1:41 PM

PCI compliance: encryption, firewalls work. IDS and IPS, not so much



Posted by: Shamus McGillicuddy
encryption, firewalls, Network security, PCI compliance, VLANs

The Ponemon Institute recently surveyed 155 globally certified PCI DSS compliance auditors...