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MARS - Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System v3.0: Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System MARS is a family of high-performance, scalable appliances for threat management, monitoring, and mitigation that enables you to...; Tags: Appliance, Network, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, Configure, Networking; Training 2008-06-01
MARS - Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System: Instantly save $500 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends March 31, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System MARS is a family of high-performance, scalable appliances for threat management, monitoring, and mitigation that enables you...; Tags: Appliance, Network, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, Network Device, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, Networking; Training 2008-02-01
State of Oregon Safeguards Confidential Information With Cisco Self-Defending Network Solution: The state of Oregon is committed to improving the quality of life for all of its citizens. State of Oregon wanted to enhance network reliability to keep critical government services available and meet state and federal privacy regulations. The challenge was to ease network administration. They deployed a new firewall...; Tags: Network, Security Monitoring, Oregon, Cisco Systems Inc., Intrusion Prevention, Intrusion Detection, Firewalls, Networking, Security; Case studies 2008-01-01
Reducing the Cost of Security Monitoring: The presenters of this webcast discuss how organizations can increase network security and stability while lowering the cost of system maintenance and administration while maintaining a healthy balance within their incident management response program. Security is not achieved through the implementation of any single product or feature; nor once achieved...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Security Monitoring, Incident Management, Security; Webcasts 2007-11-13
Avaya Case Study: VOXCOM Security Systems: In the security monitoring business, speed and certainty of response are key. For customers who are staking their lives or business continuity on the company's services, VOXCOM needed sub-minute response times for alarms and customer calls in a 24/7 environment, with zero downtime. As new customers were absorbed, VOXCOM required...; Tags: Security Monitoring, Avaya Inc., Intrusion Detection, Security; Case studies 2007-09-01

Secure CS-MARS: Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (CS-MARS) is a powerful tool that can dramatically increase your knowledge of activity on your network. But as a topology-aware SIM product, CS-MARS often contains sensitive information that needs to be protected from malicious users. If an attacker gains access to...; Tags: Chapter, Security Monitoring, Cisco Systems Inc., Intrusion Detection, Security; Book chapters 2007-08-08
Red Square Employs SilverBack to Deliver Peace of Mind: An IT consulting group based in Pittsburgh, PA, Red Square Systems' mission is to provide 'Peace of Mind' to clients regarding their IT infrastructures. Managing over 70 clients, Red Square was challenged to find the right monitoring solution to meet customer needs. Red Square found the right solution in SilverBack,...; Tags: Security Monitoring, Monitoring, SilverBack Technologies, Intrusion Detection, Security; Case studies 2007-01-01
Large-Scale Collection and Sanitization of Network Security Data: Risks and Challenges: Over the last several years, there has been an emerging interest in the development of wide-area data collection and analysis centers to help identify, track, and formulate responses to the ever-growing number of coordinated attacks and malware infections that plague computer networks worldwide. As large-scale network threats continue to evolve...; Tags: Network, Network Security, Security Monitoring, Malware, Association For Computing Machinery, Intrusion Detection, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Networking; White papers 2006-09-22
Strengthen network security with these packet collection techniques: This sample chapter, taken from Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions, discusses packet collection techniques tp strengthen network security. Accessing traffic can be more difficult than interpreting it. When carrying packets is more important than analyzing them, security staff must find ways to capture network traces.This...; Tags: Technique, Network, Network Security, Security Monitoring, Addison-Wesley, Intrusion Detection, Security, Networking; Book chapters 2006-05-05
NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports: This paper contains information about and instructions for configuring NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports. Configuring NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports improves the ability to detect and analyze network threats such as Denial of Service attacks DoS by increasing the number of fields that netFlow can capture...; Tags: Network, Security Monitoring, Cisco Systems Inc., NetFlow, Intrusion Detection, Security; White papers 2006-02-16
SpyMyPC (exe): SpyMyPC is a desktop security monitoring solution, which logs all keystrokes, launched applications, opened windows, websites, internet connections, typed passwords, and chat conversations. Install SpyMyPC, set options 'Run in Invisible Mode' to make it invisible. Shortcut keys helps you fast access to Log View and Unhide Mode. Perfect for monitoring...; Tags: Desktop, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, SpyMyPC, Intrusion Detection, Security; Software downloads 2005-09-19
SpyMyPC Pro (exe): SpyMyPC is a desktop security monitoring solution, which logs all keystrokes, launched applications, opened windows, websites, internet connections, typed passwords, and chat conversations. Install SpyMyPC, set options 'Run in Invisible Mode' to make it invisible. Shortcut keys helps you fast access to Log View and Unhide Mode. Perfect for monitoring...; Tags: Desktop, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, SpyMyPC, Intrusion Detection, Security; Software downloads 2005-09-19
TechNet Webcast: Security and Enterprise Features of System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 200): This webcast provides an overview of the new features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and describe how they can help satisfy key security and enterprise scenarios. This webcast explores the following topics in System Center Operations Manager 2007; core Infrastructure Optimization IO; upfront, built-in security design; the security...; Tags: Webcast, Security Monitoring, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Intrusion Detection, Security, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts

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Automating peer review may do much more: It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it into templates makes many important things possible by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Acesis, XML, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business: This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP: Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because...; Tags: Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Verizon snoops peek at Obama's cell phone records: Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama's personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive Lowell McAdam apologized to the President-elect and vowed that the errant employees will be disciplined. The...; Tags: Employee, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Cell Phone, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Security, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
iPhone update kills 12 security bugs: Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool: Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Trojan Horse, Tool, Hacker Tool, Intego, OSX.Lamzev.A, Lamzev, Spyware, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, malware, Trojan, backdoor, hacker, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2008-11-21
Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer: I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...; Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-11-21