Network Security
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HP, ITE offer SMBs biz continuity service
News IT vendor collaborates with Singapore's Institute of Technical Education to provide BCP consultancy to smaller firms, and train students in the field.
Tags: SMB, Contingency planning, Disaster recovery, Data backup, disaster recovery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Singapore, Storage, Small And Medium Business, business continuity planning, Contingency planning
APAC firms look to 'affordable' security
News Businesses continue to commit to security spend but will go for more affordable integrated and managed security options in 2009, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Security, Security, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, Frost & Sullivan, network security
Schneier warns of marketers and dancing pigs
Insight newsmaker Security guru Bruce Schneier pokes fun at U.S. National Cyber Security Month and says when it comes to privacy, marketers are scarier than governments or criminals.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Facebook, Computer, Security, NSA, Schneier, Hard Drive Encryption, Information Broker, Security Consideration
Firewalls failing to protect banks, says security expert
News Banks are spending more than they need on technology they would not miss, according to network security pioneer Nir Zuk.
Tags: Firewalls, Malware, Security, bank, network, Firewall Technology, Server, port number, security company, security technology
Alatum touts local presence as differentiator
News Singapore-based cloud provider says local presence helps win more enterprise customers, giving it edge over bigger players such as Amazon.
Tags: Cloud computing, grid computing, Citrix Systems Inc., SingTel, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., Customer, network
Securing encrypted traffic in SSL
Insight perspective Encrypted traffic can still be dangerous, despite being carried by Secure Sockets Layer. Find out what options firms can consider to contain threats via SSL.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Authentication, Malware, SSL, antivirus, SSL certificate, certificate authority
Asian telcos less stringent on security
News Telcos in Asia-Pacific region are paying less attention to security standards compared to U.S. and European counterparts, says Nokia Siemens Networks exec.
Tags: Network security, Data security, Security, Asia-Pacific, compliance, VPN, network security, network, U.S., service provider
McAfee releases NAC product suite
News The security vendor McAfee has brought out a network access control unification offering.
Tags: Security, Network security, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security Management, Access Control, Intrusion Prevention System, compliance, software, McAfee Inc., network security
HP offers S'pore SMBs more IT security aid
News Hewlett-Packard expands partnership with local educational institution to provide among other things, security resources and audits to small and midsize firms.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, UNIX, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT Security, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Portal, HP-UX
Asia home to more malware variants
News Japan, China and India are among the top in the world where the most number of unique malware can be found, reveals new report from Fortinet.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Fortinet Inc., Malware, Security, Asia, Asia-Pacific, security company
Chinese firms continue network equipment spend
News Boosted by finance and public sector spending, China's enterprise networking equipment market will grow to US$4.3 billion in 2012, predicts Springboard Research.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Network security, IT Budget, e-governance, Asia-Pacific, network equipment, public sector, network, China
UK authorities respond to Facebook criticism
News The U.K. authorities have given a response to Facebook's assertion that monitoring all communications on social-networking sites would be overkill.
Tags: Privacy, Database, network theory, Government, social networking, e-mail, Facebook, theory, U.K., network
Asian regulators need 'stick' in data security
News Data security rules will jump and become "more prescriptive" in next three to six years, McAfee exec says, but there needs to be more deterrent measures.
Tags: Security Management, Data security, PC security, Network security, Business security, Security, Regulation, PCI, compliance, Regulator
Understanding layered security and defense in depth
Techguide Understanding "layered security" and "defense in depth" and how they can be used to improve your own security is important for any system or network administrator.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Risk Management, Security, Threat, Defense, Norton Internet Security, Tool, security strategy
Top 9 security predictions for 2009
News New year will see high demand for multi-function appliances, with adoption of 3G and Web 2.0 introducing new security vulnerabilities, says Fortinet.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Business security, Security, Fortinet Inc., Malware, Security, Mobile
