Cisco impresses with first crack at next-gen firewall

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	Cisco impresses with first crack at next-gen firewall When we tested next-generation firewalls last May, at least one important security vendor wasn't there: Cisco, because they weren't ready to be tested. Now that the ASA CX next-generation firewall has had a year to mature, we put the product through its paces, using the same methodology as our last NGFW test. Read More WEBCAST: LogiAnalytics (formerly LogiXML) Webinar: Create Competitive Advantage, Featuring Synchology View this Webcast to hear, first-hand, how one organization transformed their client services with an analytics tool that enabled them to quickly build and deploy web-based dashboards, reports, and interactive analytics – all at a fraction of the cost of traditional BI platforms. View Now! In this Issue INSIDER Shootout results: Best security tools for small business Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers Apple end-to-end encryption far from bulletproof Stanford tries to improve 'Do Not Track' browser privacy Wall Street sets example for testing security defenses Rising SSL traffic to degrade firewall performance Federal regulators address rising security risk to medical devices Microsoft tacks up first wanted poster, debuts temp bounty for IE11 bugs With faster 5G Wi-Fi coming, Wi-Fi Alliance kicks off certification program NSA defends spying as backlash rages WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now INSIDER Shootout results: Best security tools for small business If you run a small business, you have a lot of choices to protect your network. You can buy a consumer-grade router for less than $50, you can spend more than $4,000 for an enterprise firewall, or you can select something in between. Read More Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers Start-up CrowdStrike today made available its first product, called Falcon, designed to detect and block stealthy infiltrations of Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh-based endpoint machines and servers. Read More Apple end-to-end encryption far from bulletproof Apple won't provide experts with details of encryption architecture, so what it means by 'cannot decrypt"' data is unclear, expert says Read More WHITE PAPER: Latisys Latisys Cloud Powered by Industry Leading HP CloudSystem This short video highlights the advantages of working with a trusted partner to determine which services are critical to move to the cloud, and which aren't – and how your entire IT infrastructure can be optimally designed so that you're experiencing maximum savings and performance without losing control. View Now Stanford tries to improve 'Do Not Track' browser privacy Stanford University has launched an online privacy initiative meant to complement Do Not Track, an effort aimed at preventing sites from recording people's Web browsing without permission. Read More Wall Street sets example for testing security defenses Quantum Dawn 2 will test institutions' playbooks while also finding more efficient ways to share real-time information Read More Rising SSL traffic to degrade firewall performance Drop in performance caused by extra workload required to decrypt data packets to look for malicious code, then re-encrypting before sending Read More WHITE PAPER: FICO (formerly Fair Isaac) Deliver Customer Value with Big Data Analytics Big Data requires that companies adopt a different method in understanding today's consumer. Read this white paper to learn why Big Data is not just another passing trend. Learn more. Federal regulators address rising security risk to medical devices Issues recommendations, noting existing 'vulnerabilities ... that could directly impact medical devices or hospital network operations' Read More Microsoft tacks up first wanted poster, debuts temp bounty for IE11 bugs Microsoft on Wednesday backpedaled from a long-standing refusal to pay bug bounties when it announced a temporary program for the beta of Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). Read More With faster 5G Wi-Fi coming, Wi-Fi Alliance kicks off certification program The Wi-Fi Alliance unveiled a certification program for 802.11ac Wi-Fi (also known as 5G Wi-Fi) designed to make sure devices using the wireless technology interoperate with older hardware. Read More NSA defends spying as backlash rages Mounting backlash against National Security Agency spying practices is now coming from sources as varied as security expert Bruce Schneier, former Reagan-era budget director David Stockman and high-level representatives of European countries. Read More
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