Security

Hot Seat: Haile’s perspective

F5 device enforces LAN access

F5 FirePass devices will enforce LAN access policies.

Start-up FireEye debuts with ‘virtual-machine’ security approach

FireEye develops a switch-based network-access control appliance that helps to identify network-borne malware and attacks.

Sun fleshes out storage strategy via StorageTek

New products largely based on StorageTek technologies.

Layer 7 pumps up security on XML gateway products

Layer 7 Technologies enhances its XML network appliances' operating system.

Change in Microsoft Vista security system promises Windows migration headaches

Windows-based authentication such as VPNs could face a trying transition.

Net access control: Ready? … Or not?

Microsoft ‘Patch Tuesday’ coming

* Patches from Microsoft, MySQL, Trustix, others * Beware IRC backdoor worm that spreads through network shares and AOL instant messages

Habeas announces free e-mail sender reputation service

Swapping out firewalls easier said than done

Lack of migration tools makes switching vendors a months-long ordeal.