Firewalls

Discusses XML and Web services-specific security challenges and presents the limitations of an SSL or sole XML Firewall solution. Outlines the attributes of an ideal Web services security solution. tech news

Securing the network perimeter and prohibiting unauthorized access from within can prove to be a daunting challenge. Today's businesses must guarantee uninterrupted access to network resources. Products must be designed in their DNA to offer a high level of resiliency and security even under attack. Evolution of the enterprise and the way it does business, coupled with today's network threats, has reduced the effectiveness of traditional perimeter security. This paper describes Nortel Networks layered defense approach to network security based on the Unified Security Framework model. tech news

Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG is Germany's second largest private commercial bank and Europe's top real estate financier. The uncompromising protection of data is naturally accorded top priority. In order to guarantee its customers and business partners alike maximum data security when transferring data via the internet, HypoVereinsbank has opted for hardware from Fujitsu Siemens Computers. PRIMEPOWER 2000 servers have recently been purchased to act as an internet firewall. This high-availability solution provides HypoVereinsbank with the security it needs for rigorous use of the internet as an increasingly important marketing channel. tech news

Join Industry Experts - Joseph Dell, Chief Technology Officer of Vigilar and Andrew Kalat, Sales Engineering Manager, of Check Point for a discussion on how Check Point uses web intelligence to protect the entire web infrastructure. Web Intelligence is Web application firewall technology for Check Point products enabling fully-integrated application-level protection to web servers and back end systems. tech news

This paper provides a good starting point for those considering a broadband WAN implementation. Businesses should seek access router technology that combines security, quality of service, affordability and high network availability and performance for Internet and intranet access. It should also be available with different features and at different price points for a variety of uses, including both in the office and for teleworking. tech news