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Every cloud has a silver perimeter -- Michael Hamelin, chief security architect with Tufin Technologies(28/12/2011)
Ever since John McCarthy said `computation may someday be organised as a public utility’ in the 1960s, security has been a watchword when it comes to the cloud. And by association, firewalls are inextricably linked to the process of securing the cloud-computing environment. But with the arrival of advanced cloud services such as Facebook and Salesforce, comes with it an increased pressure on the structure and capabilities of the firewall itsel... [more]
How to make security policies work even for the largest organizations(31/03/2011)
When it comes to a network security policy, there often seems to be a direct tradeoff between security and maintainability. I’ve found this doesn’t always have to be the case. Even in large organizations, security policies can be easy to maintain if you follow some best practices that ensure they remain clear, intuitive and well-organized. Ready for Change The business requires on-going changes to connectivity. Making these changes is the r... [more]
The must-have requirements of Cloud-based network security(20/10/2010)
While some of the technical underpinnings that make up the Cloud’s ‘secret sauce’, are relatively recent innovations, the business case for managing critical IT functions as services – inside or outside the firewall - is not a new concept. At the end of the day, the Cloud is just another way to outsource IT functions, and the same fundamental concerns that exist with more mature outsourcing offerings need to be addressed – such as, how does an ... [more]
Half of the students had fallen foul of hackers but one in four also hacked into IT systems(23/09/2010)
According to research published by Tufin Technologies, 23% of college and university students have hacked into IT systems. Of these hackers, 40% waited until after their 18th birthday before their first hacking attempt. On a positive note, 84% of 18-21 year olds recognised that hacking is wrong. However, 32% identified that hacking is ‘cool’ and worryingly, for the targets of hackers in this age group, 28% considered hacking to be easy. Th... [more]
How to pass your firewall audit with flying colours(09/09/2010)
Network security audits are getting a lot of coverage these days thanks to standards like SOX, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA. Even if you don’t need to comply with any of those standards, business relationships with partners or customers may require you to show that your network is secure. However, beyond compliance requirements, firewall audits are best practice for a very good reason. They increase your chances of catching weaknesses in your network ... [more]
Misconfigured networks are the easiest IT resource hackers exploit(03/09/2010)
Tufin Technologies's annual Hacking Habits survey aims to better understand how trends in the hacking community impact corporate security teams. Responses from security professionals attending the DEF CON18 conference in Las Vegas last month revealed that 73% came across a misconfigured network more than three quarters of the time – which, according to 76% of the sample, was the easiest IT resource to exploit. Reuven Harrison, Chief Technolog... [more]
Best practices for cleaning up a firewall or router rule base(05/08/2010)
Over time, firewall rule bases tend to become large and complicated. They often include rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed. The problem gets worse if there have been multiple administrators making changes or if there are many firewalls in your organization. When the rule base gets big and tangled, it starts to affect firewall performance. It is difficult to maintain, and it can conceal genuine security ... [more]
1 in 10 IT professionals admit to cheating to get an IT audit passed(22/07/2010)
According to a survey conducted by Tufin Technologies of 242 IT professionals mainly from organisations employing 1000 to 5000+ employees, 1 in 10 admitted that either they or a colleague have cheated to get an IT audit passed. While our MPs are promising more transparency and honesty in politics perhaps the IT industry should follow suit. However it isn’t all bad news; compared to a similar survey conducted in 2009 the number of people admit... [more]
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