firewall news from FierceCIO

Most American computer users think they are protected from invasion by intruders, but the reality is quite different. A survey of 3,000 Americans by the National Cybersecurity Alliance found that 81... Read more...

There are many ways to bring your data center up to speed. Get rid of the overheated, cramped closet where data currently is stored and manage it as it should be managed--with solar power and a... Read more...

Every CIO must know how to multitask. It's not enough to throw up a firewall and prevent hackers from getting in the door. Today's CIO must also know about the endless virtual world that may enhance... Read more...

Most CIOs realize that hack attacks are becoming more sophisticated. The days of throwing up a firewall to fix a problem are over. And it's less common now for attackers to break in through the front... Read more...

Most CIOs realize that hack attacks are becoming more sophisticated. The days of throwing up a firewall to fix a problem are over. And it's less common now for attackers to break in through the front... Read more...

Google has historically been quiet about its security efforts, but for the first time, the company is opening up about some of its initiatives. Google researchers recently presented a paper on Web... Read more...

IT should not view itself as a 'controls and standards' group that tells the business what to do. Instead, it should get others excited about using technology to drive business goals--and this... Read more...

The latest worm assault to hit the enterprise comes with a surprise: a secondary attack that hits the network about six hours after the initial installation, say security vendors. According to... Read more...

Thanks to hackers, there is now malicious code available that can disable the Windows Firewall on some Windows XP PCs. According to security experts, the code can terminate Windows' Internet... Read more...

A multi-million dollar security research effort in the works for the past two years is producing some new tech strategies for fighting sophisticated denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that are... Read more...