Our Technology Update this week takes a look at one of the last lines of defense in the war against viruses, worms and other attacks brought to us by the ne’er-do-wells of the networked world: ...

If a firewall is like having a security guard at your office door, checking the credentials of everyone coming and going, then an intrusion-detection system (IDS) is like having a network of sensors ...

Patching is supposed to secure your organization from the latest batch of malicious code. But try telling that to the state of Alaska’s IT department. Staffers were working diligently to stay ...

The Westminster, Colo.-based distributor, through its Network Security Solutions group, will offer McAfee IntruShield and Entercept to solution providers, executives said. "Data is the most important ...

Quick Summary Looking to spot network threats before they escalate into costly security incidents? This guide breaks down the top seven Network Intrusion Detection (NID) systems built for enterprise ...

In our tests of five leading network intrusion-detection systems and the popular open source Snort, performance was spotty during baseline testing and degraded by as much as 50% on some products when ...

Most organizations have several security tools to defend the perimeter of the network, but the reality is that these vital perimeter defenses are frequently breached. Once attackers successfully ...