Network Security

What is a Phishing threat and how users can be safeguarded

This article explains what are Phishing attacks, why it is a network security threat, how emails are used to gain confidential information, what else the phishers can do other than directing to a fradulent website, how such Phishing attacks are mitigated by enterprise companies. There is also a small introduction to a related threat... »

What are: Packet filtering, Circuit level, Application Level and Stateful Multilayer inspection Firewalls

This article examines the different types of Firewall technologies. The four common types of firewalls are: 1. Packet Filtering Firewalls 2. Circuit level gateway Firewalls 3. Application level gateway Firewalls 4. Stateful multi-layer inspection Firewalls »

An introduction and overview of enterprise network security

An introduction and overview of enterprise network security

This article covers an overview of the products and technologies that help maintain network security. We would see small introduction to firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spam, content filtering in email, URL web filtering, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and UTM (Unified Threat Management). »