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  • Application firewalls offer specialized protection

    Network security's most dangerous attacks are aimed at specific application protocols, coding flaws, and configuration errors. Application firewall appliances can help network engineers defeat these increasingly focused and specialized attacks.  Security Spotlight

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    Highlights from August 2006 issue of Information Security magazine.  Information Security maga

  • Application proxy firewall features and functionalities

    Learn how using application proxy firewalls can enhance network security in this Network Security Ask the Expert Q&A.  Ask the Expert

  • How do circuit-level gateways and application-level gateways differ?

    Learn how circuit-level gateways and application-level gateways differ in this network security Q&A.  Ask the Expert

  • How do proxy servers and proxy firewalls differ?

    In this network security Ask the Expert Q&A, SearchSecurity's resident expert Mike Chapple examines how proxy servers and proxy firewalls differ and explains how they work together.  Ask the Expert

  • Application logging is critical in detecting hack attacks

    Now that networks are fairly well-protected, attackers are targeting application servers. In this tip, security expert Mike Chapple explains how implementing application layer logging is becoming a crucial addition to every organization's security st...  Tip

  • Information security podcasts: 2006 archive

    Listen to past editions of our information security podcasts.  Podcasts

  • PING with Robert Garigue

    Robert Garigue may be less than six months in a new industry as Bell Canada's chief security executive, but that doesn't mean that the security playbook that served him well as CISO for the Bank of Montreal has to be scrapped. Most threats and best p...  Information Security maga

  • Application firewall tips and tricks

    While network firewalls are effective at blocking unwanted communications, they do not provide a complete examination of traffic entering your network. Therefore, adding application-layer firewalls is essential to protecting your network from the ins...  Tip

  • Locking down Layer 7

    Learn solutions for security issues associated with Web architecture.  Tip

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