Network Security Best Practices

EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 65

	Shifting defenses and dynamic perimeters challenge network security Submitted By: SearchNetworking.com | 05 Aug 2008 TIP - Network security faces challenges from de-perimeterization and other IT trends.

	How to block porn with ISA-server firewalls 14 Aug 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn how to block unwanted content, including dangerous messengers and porn, from your server.

	Why implementing adequate security challenges LAN administration 16 Jul 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Learn why proper security implementation challenges LAN administration, in this response from enterprise network security expert Michael Gregg, and how to lessen security incidents.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 16

	Securing Wireless Systems -- 'Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing,' Chapter 9 Wiley Technology Publishing | 29 Sep 2008 CHAPTER DOWNLOAD - Learn wireless networking basics and methods used to attack and secure wireless systems in Chapter 9 of 'Build Your Own Security Lab,' Securing Wireless Systems.

	IPsec VPN authentication: Generating and exchanging pre-shared keys Michael J. Martin | 01 Aug 2008 HOW-TO - A crucial part of implementing VPNs using Cisco routers is using ISAKMP policies. This article explains the final step of IKE and ISAKMP setup, authentication key configuration.

	IPsec protocol details for implementing VPNs Michael J. Martin | 31 Jul 2008 HOW-TO - This article provides IPsec protocol background, including details on ISAKMP and IKE, for those implementing IPsec VPN gateways using Cisco routers.

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NEWS: 1 - 3 of 13

	Data loss prevention: Workers in developing economies are a risk SearchNetworking.com | 01 Oct 2008 ARTICLE - Data loss prevention and network security are undermined by the risky behavior of information workers in developing economies.

	As threats grow, crowdsourcing could be the future of network security SearchNetworking.com | 25 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Network security gurus turn to crowdsourcing and collaboration to help tame increasingly sophisticated attacks, and hardware vendors are catching on too.

	SIEM platform secures university's open network SearchNetworking.com | 14 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - With security information and event management platform QRadar, Wayne State University has secured its open network without locking down its systems.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 6

	packet filtering 24 Jun 2005 WORD - On the Internet, packet filtering is the process of passing or blocking packets at a network interface based on source and destination addresses, ports, or protocols. The process is used in conjunction with packet mangling ...

	stateful inspection 16 Mar 2003 WORD - See also: dynamic packet filter Stateful inspection is an advanced firewall architecture that was invented by Check Point Software Technologies in the early 1990s. Also known as dynamic packet filtering, it has replaced ...

	HELLO packet 11 Jul 2002 WORD - In the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) communications protocol - which enables network routers to share information with each other, a HELLO packet is a special packet (message) that is sent out periodically from a router to ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Network Security Best Practices:  Network Access Control (NAC), Network Security Monitoring, Network Security Products, Wireless Security