Matt Hines

Sales of security hardware and appliances fell more than 16 percent in the first quarter of the year, which is pretty steep but not nearly as bad as the 20-plus percent decline in sales of core networking gear. While market research firm Infonetics believes security appliances-firewall/VPNs, unified threat management devices, etc.-will rebound before year’s end, […]

Novell’s Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop has never been a run-of-the-mill Linux distribution; from the outset, Novell’s interpretation of Suse Linux has been squarely aimed at business PCs in a networked environment. With SLED 11, Novell shows its commitment to the enterprise by incorporating new features and strengthening networking features. What makes SLED 11 different from […]

Apple shipped a set of four security updates on Feb. 15 meant to plug a list of vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system and iChat messaging software, and some researchers are calling the release highly critical. Among the four problems reported by Apple were two that company officials said could allow malicious attackers […]

Cisco Systems confirmed a set of vulnerabilities in the intrusion prevention feature built into the Internetwork Operating System used in many of its popular switches and routers. According to a security warning published on the San Jose, Calif.-based companys Web site on Feb. 14, multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Cisco FWSM (Firewall Services Module), which […]

NOVATO, Calif. — The lobby at DriveSavers serves as a miniature shrine to the sheer misfortune and pure stupidity suffered by those among us who have attempted to own computers. In the foyer at DriveSavers headquarters here, youll find a statue of KFCs Col. Harland Sanders, signed pictures of celebrities including Adam Sandler, Keith Richards, […]

With a growing number of IT security companies and infrastructure specialists pushing network access control systems to market, vendors that are recognized as leaders in the space concede that the tools available today still need a lot of improvement. During the past year, the marketing of NAC technologies to enterprises has increased aggressively, with software, […]