Tag: security

Could Your Jewelry Stop Hackers?

Google has been talking about an innovative idea to replace passwords with jewelry — that’s right, jewelry. Actually, the enabling technology could be  hidden in jewelry, such as a ring , which would perform secure cryptographic transactions that would obviate the need for the user to enter a password.

RSA Conference 2013: New Threats, New Solutions

The keynote speakers have gone home, the parties have ended, and another RSA Conference 2013 is over. By all reports, this year set records for attendance and business conducted. With a complex and evolving threat landscape and the accelerating adoption of disruptive technologies, exhibitors had a field day on the show floor with sophisticated releases that vied to differentiate in the burgeoning security markets

One Product Line, Three NSS Labs Awards

Fortinet has earned three NSS Labs’ coveted “Recommend” ratings by delivering outstanding enterprise management, security effectiveness and TCO in three group tests: 2013 Next Generation Firewall 2013 Network Firewall 2012 Network Intrusion Prevention   NSS Labs put the FortiGate-3600C, FortiGate-800C and FortiGate-3240C appliances through extensive real-world tests and awarded each the “Recommend” rating for providing “a very high level of protection, manageability and value for money.” These awards are a big deal for several reasons. First, NSS Labs provides solid insight into the true performance of network security devices and their ability to protect against a wide range of threats. Network security professionals understand the need to balance the potentially competing requirements of more performance and more security at an abstract level, but often lack the information they need to make informed buying decisions.

SolarWinds Standard Toolset Overview

For more information on Engineer’s Toolset, visit: www.solarwinds.com With SolarWinds Standard Toolset, you will always have the right network tool for the job. Monitor & alert in real time on network availability & health with tools including Real-Time Interface Monitor, SNMP Real-Time Graph, & Advanced CPU Load.

Now, track “who did what” with USB audit feature

Now, Desktop Central is equipped with USB device auditing feature that helps you to retrieve information about the usage of pen drives, CD’s or any other portable storage devices that might jeopardize company’s information. The significance of USB device audit helps you to monitor devices present in the network. If you can get to access to details such as usage duration, Device instance ID, name of the user, etc.