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 ...

NetScreen is adding two low-end security appliances to its line of firewall/VPN gear for home offices and small branch offices. Called Hardware Security Client and NetScreen-5GT Extended, the two new ...

Recently, I've been taking a look at a few new IDS/IDP products for an upcoming article. The most interesting part of the experience has been the glaring illustration of where IDP is destined. The ...

Application-layer (or layer 7), firewalls generally work by using multiple application proxies that reside between servers and end points. Each proxy is typically dedicated to certain protocols, ...

Layer 7 switching isn’t just for Web servers anymore. Two companies are working to integrate the technology into voice-over-IP networks for corporations and service providers. The ability to route ...

Microsoft Corp. disclosed Friday that outages that affected its customers earlier this month were caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack launched by a threat actor called Storm-1359. The ...