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Fortinet
Shannon Lewis

Preventing DDoS: What to Look for in a Security Solution

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and they’re only getting stronger. This was driven home by The New York Times report on how anti-spam organization Spamhaus fell prey to one of the largest DDoS attacks in history. Few can forget the targeted DDoS assaults on global financial institutions JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, Regions Bank and American Express – attacks that crippled the businesses for hours and cost millions in lost business, rem…

Fortinet
Shannon Lewis

The Honeywords Solution

It’s rare that a week goes by without headlines of data breaches or malware attacks – or the introduction of a solution to stop them in their tracks. The latter is increasingly important, thanks to a rash of exploits on LivingSocial, eHarmony, Sony and Evernote – all part of a long, growing list of high-profile targets. The latest, greatest remedy is what researchers at MIT and RSA have dubbed “honeywords” – a new way to deter hackers from leveraging data…

Firewalls Fortinet
Shannon Lewis

Tufin Talks ‘Magic’ in Network Security Abstraction

There’s no shortage of reports on the latest network security breaches. Each incident holds its own valuable security lesson but it’s beneficial to recognize the incremental successes paving the way to progress. That’s exactly what Reuven Harrison of Fortinet’s solution partner Tufin did in a blog published last week.