Articles about security policy

Almost all organizations let their users browse the Internet. From a firewall point of view, this means allowing the “http” service (technically, tcp on port 80) from the internal net, to anywhere. Because this port is practically certain to be open, almost every Web application now communicates over tcp/80. This creates a pretty serious concern for information security officers, because not all Web applications are born equal. Continue Reading »

The latest attention on cell phone hacking has been focused on the huge scandal in the UK in which employees at publications belonging to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp hacked into the voice mail accounts of everyone from a kidnapped teen, to soldiers killed in Afghanistan, to the prime minister. Continue Reading »

In the earliest days of the Internet, hacking was about gaining notoriety among your peers. It was a way to show off your L33t skills. Once people found a way to make money by hacking, organized crime joined in and large scale, malicious data breaches became inevitable. Today, we recognize the reality isn’t if you get hacked, but when. Continue Reading »

Identity management is critical element of Borderless Networks strategy. Continue Reading »

Sometime soon, maybe next week, maybe at the beginning of January, you’re going to start seeing the growing flood of requests. Continue Reading »