The latest Internet defense technology – deep packet inspection firewalls – is being touted as the best line of defense against worms that can sneak past earlier technology to wreak havoc in corporate ...

The technology provides secure remote access to a broad spectrum of applications and network resources Application-layer VPNs are generating lots of attention these days. Proponents cite the ...

A hot new trend in firewalls is the application-layer firewall, sometimes called an application shield. Although the attack sequences we used in this roundup could be described as “application layer” ...

Four basic types of firewall protection exist--network level, circuit level, application-level and stateful multilayer. Each type has advantages and disadvantages, ranging from ease of implementation ...

In a business environment dominated by cloud computing, mobility and Web-based applications, enterprises need smarter, application-aware networks to ensure performance. But while application awareness ...

A Web application firewall (WAF) is designed to protect Web applications against common attacks such as cross-site scripting and SQL injection. Whereas network firewalls defend the perimeter of the ...

<i>Redmond</i>'s new Security Advisor drills down the specifics of what should be considered when selecting your next firewall. Welcome to my inaugural Security Advisor column. Like many of you I've ...

AI and cybersecurity have been inextricably linked for many years. The good guys use AI to analyze incoming data packets and help block malicious activity while the bad guys use AI to find and create ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...