Security at the application level: Securing application layer gateways

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	Security at the application level: Securing application layer gateways		For: Mar 20 - Feb 28 2007

According to a recent SearchSecurity.com survey of nearly 900 IT professionals, 80% of networking and security pros are concerned about application layer gateways.

In this lesson, application security expert Michael Cobb offers an overview of how the network can be used to secure the application layer, information on the latest Layer 7 firewalls and switches and advice on the balancing act of appropriately securing the network versus instilling sound application development practices.


	1.		Quiz: Using the network to secure the application layer
			A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Michael Cobb in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Integration of Networking and Security School.
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	2.		Defending layer 7: A look inside application-layer firewalls
			Run-of-the-mill network firewalls can't properly defend applications. As Michael Cobb explains, application-layer firewalls offer Layer 7 security on a more granular level, and may even help organizations to get more out of existing network devices.
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	3.		Balancing security and performance: Protecting layer 7 on the network
			This video will explain options for securing application-layer traffic using network security technologies, architectures and processes, including Layer 7 switches, firewalls, IDS/IPS, NBAD and more.
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