Tag: xtm

2015 03 06 Tech Tips Tricks How to ensure proxies don t break your web traffic

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Lots of 0day – WSWiR Episode 136

Every network admin I know is buried under a list of tasks, and has little time to spend learning about the latest information security news. If that sounds like you, check out our weekly news recap video. This episode, from the third week of January, covers rumors the NSA hacked North Korea, a warning about attackers exploiting an zero day Flash flaw, Oracle’s quarterly critical patch day, and more

The Blog is Back!

Happy much belated New Year readers, and welcome back! Regular readers probably noticed that the blog has been down for quite awhile. Early January, we unexpectedly had to take the blog server offline during some expected web site maintenance and re-architecture

Serious NTPd vulnerabilities Patched; XTM Not Affected

Today, CERT and NTP.org warned the world about some serious vulnerabilities in a very popular network time server called ntpd. If you use Linux systems, or any number of network appliances, chances are you’re using ntpd somewhere in your organization, and should apply the 4.2.8 update (tarball) as soon as possible. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a standard for updating and synchronizing your computer’s clock over a network.

Is Data Encryption Compromising Network Performance? Not with WatchGuard.

New WatchGuard Firebox M400 and M500 NGFW and UTM appliances outperform the competition by 61 percent, delivering uncompromised security to meet the rise of encrypted traffic head-on. Rising Network Traffic Leads to Compromised Security Encrypted network traffic growth is exploding! Enterprises and service providers are adopting data encryption as a security precaution – especially as the fallout from the “Snowden effect” continues

Four Tips to Fight Malware on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday continue to be spectacles. Brick and mortar stores are now opening on Thanksgiving Day, and Cyber Monday deals are extending through the following week. Amazon.com is getting into the game even earlier, declaring November 1 as the new official start of the holiday shopping season.