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Feb 10, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Network Perimeter Security, Computer Network Security, Security Network, Perimeter Security DEFINITION: A network analyzer (also called a protocol analyzer or packetanalyzer) is a combination of hardware and programming, or in some cases a stand-alone hardware device, that can be installed in a computer or network to enhance protection against malicious activity. Network analyzers can supplement firewalls,anti-virus programs, and spyware detection programs.Network analyzers can:Provide … Definition continues below.
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Network Management 2012: Covering Your Assets while Maximizing Operational Efficiency sponsored by Entuity, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn how to reduce the risk of network failure, cover your assets, and increase operational efficiency with proper network management techniques. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management

Bring Your Own Device Programs: Policies and best practices for success sponsored by MokaFive WHITE PAPER: Uncover a number of considerations you need to address before implementing a BYOC program in your organization. Also read key tips to managing BYOC and enabling its success. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Security \| Operating Systems \| Personal Computers \| Personalization \| Policy-Based Network Management \| Security \| SSL \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine

The McAfee Formula for Network Security Success sponsored by McAfee. WHITE PAPER: In order to effectively protect next-generation networks against today’s rapidly evolving threats, its takes innovative security solutions with sustainable threat coverage. This paper examines the strategy, investments, and innovation of McAfee’s Security Platform and uncovers how it delivers high-performance and high-accuracy intrusion prevention. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Protecting the Network Perimeter: Controlling what gets through—into and out of your organization sponsored by McAfee. WHITE PAPER: The traffic allowed to flow through the network perimeter – both good and bad – can determine the success or potential downfall of an organisation. View this paper to explore how McAfee can help protect network perimeters with a solution that enables organisations to easily, effectively, and securely manage traffic flow. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Firewall Appliances \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Network Traffic Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

McAfee Leads Criteria for Next-Generation IPS sponsored by McAfee. WHITE PAPER: Discover how to mitigate today's increasingly sophisticated attacks with next-generation intrusion prevention (IPS). View now to explore how McAfee Network Security Platform 7 and an integrated network security framework can help deliver new levels of protection. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Dissolving Distance: Silver Peak’s Technology Overview sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: How does WAN Op work to maximize bandwidth, overcome congestion, autocorrect for out-of-order packets, reduce application and protocol chattiness, and, most magical of all, mitigate the negative impact of latency caused by the sheer physics of distance? Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| QOS \| Security \| SSL \| TCP \| WAN

Vendor Landscape: Unified Threat Management sponsored by WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: When selecting a UTM solution for your business, it’s essential to carefully weigh your options. This resource offers key insight into the UTM market and offers a comprehensive evaluation of 10 leading vendors to help you determine which solution best fits your enterprise’s needs. Posted: 30 Jan 2012 \| Published: 30 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Value of Vulnerability Research: Intrusion Prevention sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: This resource provides a summary of vulnerabilities that have been discovered and ranks the security organizations that discovered them. View now to explore where HP TippingPoint ranks and how it can help you protect your networks. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Security Management

The Seven Deadly Traps of IPv6 Deployment - And How to Avoid Them sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: The transition to IPv6 is unavoidable. How it will happen and the effects of it are the questions to ask now. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: IP \| IP Address Management \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| IPv6 \| Network Address Translation \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Spam

Cisco Prime for Enterprise At-A-Glance sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As networks are evolving and transforming, so must the management approaches taken. Read this asset to learn about a grouping of management products to help effectively manage your network and the services it delivers. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Portfolio Management \| Collaboration \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Security \| Remote Users

8 questions to ask about your intrusion security solution sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: In this paper, explore some of the fundamental differences between IDS and IPS and discover 8 key questions to ask your intrusion security system vendors before you commit. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management

Legacy Tools: Not Built for Today's Helpdesk sponsored by LogMeIn, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Explore the challenges of a remote and mobile workforce and find out information to choosing new helpdesk support tools to meet the needs of all your employees. Posted: 24 Jan 2012 \| Published: 24 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Help Desk Software \| Mobile Workers \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Offices \| Remote Support Services \| Smart Phones

Meraki White Paper: Integrating the Apple iPad® Into Enterprise Wireless Networks sponsored by Meraki WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to discover steps you should take before integrating iPads, tablets, and other wireless devices into your network to maintain manageability and security and offer a good user experience. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11 \| 802.11n \| Application Security \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| VLAN \| VPN \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Security

Juniper Networks Mobile Security Solution sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This resource explores an innovative, market leading mobile security solution that mitigates the risks associated with deploying IP-based services. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: IP \| IP Networks \| Mobile IP \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Networking \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Application Brief: Secure Cloud Bridging sponsored by Vyatta Inc. WHITE PAPER: An often overlooked requirement of cloud computing is the ability to connect datacenters regardless of where they are on the globe. In this paper, discover a cloud bridging solution that enables physically separate networks to securely communicate with each other. Posted: 17 Jan 2012 \| Published: 17 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Network Security \| Security Management \| Virtual Machine Migration \| Virtualization Security \| VPN

6 Tips for Choosing a UTM Solution sponsored by Astaro WHITE PAPER: Organizations today are replacing multiple, outdated and costly security appliances with a more simplified, single unified threat management (UTM) solution. Which one is best for your business? In this paper, gain key advice on how to choose a comprehensive UTM solution. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Architectures \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Retailers Gain Simple, Budget-Friendly WLAN Options sponsored by Aerohive Networks WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores new WLAN architectures and deployment models that have emerged which offer more options to help retailers get what they need while sticking to their budgets. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Retail Trade Industry \| Security \| Smart Phones \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

Wi-Fi Provides Rx for Healthcare Challenges sponsored by Aerohive Networks WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn how wireless LANs are helping the healthcare environment, as well as the challenges faced in deployment and the solutions to address these issues. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Networking \| Health Care Security \| Health Care Software \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Wi-Fi \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Management Software \| WLAN Protocols

PCI DSS Compliance with Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager and Stingray Application Firewall sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WHITE PAPER: PCI DSS is mandatory for any business that handles confidential cardholder data. Riverbed® Stingray™ Traffic Manager and Stingray Application Firewall Module help with many parts of the PCI DSS specification, notably the web application firewall (WAF) requirements of section 6.6. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Network Security Hardware \| Network Security Software \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Security \| Security Policies

Federal BP Whitepaper "Your Network is the New Battlefield" sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Taking a proactive approach to information and network security is vital to combating the ever-increasing multitude of cybersecurity threats. Access today’s whitepaper to learn more about a flexible automation framework for continuous monitoring and management to help maintain network security. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 \| National Institute of Standards and Technology \| Network Security \| Network Security Hardware \| Network Security Software \| Remote Computing \| Remote Users \| Security \| Security Hardware \| Security Management \| Vulnerability Management \| WAN

Delivering corporate data securely on employee iPads™ sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides detailed insight into the latest iPad adoption trends and examines the issues that often accompany these devices from an IT perspective. Find out how the iPad differs from a traditional PC with respect to security and obtain helpful recommendations to help you balance user preferences with security and control. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Authentication \| Encryption Standards \| Endpoint Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Network Security \| Networking \| Security \| Tablet PC

Enforcing endpoint security through network-based Quarantine Protection sponsored by HPM Networks WHITE PAPER: Discover how the Quarantine features in HP TippingPoint’s intrusion prevention system (IPS) and Security Management System offer a cost-effective way to enable network-based endpoint security. View this paper now for a comprehensive overview of the quarantine options and capabilities. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Eight questions to ask about your intrusion security solution sponsored by HPM Networks WHITE PAPER: With the number of vulnerabilities rapidly increasing throughout the years, its essential to find an intrusion security solution that will keep your network safe. But before you commit, learn the 8 key questions to ask your potential vendors. Posted: 09 Jan 2012 \| Published: 09 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management

Leveraging the Cloud for System and Data Backup, Archiving, Recovery, and Availability with CA ARCserve R16 sponsored by Channel Transformation Alliance WHITE PAPER: The cloud is an important component of a data and systems protection strategy. See how cloud services can be leveraged to provide many benefits for an organization. Posted: 05 Jan 2012 \| Published: 05 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Disaster Recovery \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Security \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| Security \| SLA

Rethink Your Branch Network Strategy: Create More Flexible, More Productive Branch Networks sponsored by Aerohive Networks WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, examine the requirements of providing and supporting a secure, robust, accessible remote network. Posted: 02 Jan 2012 \| Published: 02 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| VPN

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NETWORK SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): … detailed statistics for current and recent activity on the network.Test anti-malware programs and pinpoint potential vulnerabilitiesDetect unusual levels of network traffic.Detect unusual packet characteristics.Identify packet sources or destinations.Configure alarms for defined threats.Search for specific data strings in packets.Monitor bandwidth utilization as a function of time.Create application-specific plug-ins.Display all statistics on a user-friendly control panel.Network analyzers are not intended to replace firewalls, anti-virus programs, or spyware detection programs. However, the use …
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