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Personal Firewall Software
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ALSO CALLED: Desktop Firewall Software
DEFINITION: A personal firewall (sometimes called a desktop firewall) is a softwareapplication used to protect a single Internet-connected computer from intruders. Personal firewall protection is especially useful for users with "always-on" connections such as DSL or cable modem. Such connections use a static IP address that makes them especially vulnerable to potential hackers. Often compared to anti-virus
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Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2008
| sponsored by Blue Coat
ANALYST REPORT:
Secure Web gateway solutions protect Web-surfing PCs from infection and enforce company policies. Incumbant providers have been slow to respond to changing demands, while new vendors are struggling to get the right product mix and prove their mettle in the demanding enterprise market.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2008
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802.1X: Port-Based Authentication Standard for Network Access Control (NAC)
| sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper will help you discover how to implement secure wireless LAN access (WLAN) across the enterprise network.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
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Implementation Guide: Using a High Performance Network Backbone to Meet the Requirements of the Modern Enterprise Data Center
| sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This document shares Juniper Networks best practices in designing a highly efficient, secure, scalable and flexible data center network.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Implementation Guide: Remote Access Protection
| sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This document discusses how to implement an essential part of Juniper Networks Adaptive Threat Management Solutions--namely remote access protection.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Best Practices Guide: Protecting Your Network from Denial of Service Attacks
| sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
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This paper describes several types of DoS floods that are plaguing today's enterprise networks and details how to detect and counter them.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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PERSONAL FIREWALL SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … A personal firewall (sometimes called a desktop firewall) is a softwareapplication used to protect a single Internet-connected computer from intruders. Personal firewall protection is especially useful for users with "always-on" connections such as DSL or cable modem. Such connections use a static IP address that makes them especially vulnerable to potential hackers. Often compared to anti-virus applications, personal firewallswork in the background at the device (link layer) level to protect theintegrity of the system from malicious computer code by controlling Internetconnections to and from a user's computer, filtering inbound and outboundtraffic, and alerting the user to attempted intrusions. Personal Firewall Software definition sponsored by SearchMidmarketSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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