Stories about: Point Software Technologies

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Engineers fix the shortcomings of the traditional firewall 10 October, 2009 08:00

Sometimes, the problems we experience with computers are a result of a legacy design. Hardware or software might have been architected 10 or 20 years ago when the world of computing was vastly different from the way it is today. As a result, the product in use today isn't as effective as it could be because of aging or obsolete design.
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Riverbed Partners with Check Point to Deliver Virtualized Solutions Integrating Security and WAN Optimization 21 May, 2009 16:00

New Best-of-Breed Solution Streamlines Deployment of Remote and Branch Office Security
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Microsoft patch knocks ZoneAlarm users offline 10 July, 2008 10:06

Users of the popular ZoneAlarm firewall have reported dead Internet connections after installing one of the security updates issued by Microsoft Tuesday, according to online message forums.
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Vendor missteps keep network security a work in progress 17 June, 2008 08:52

When Cisco Systems announced in June 2004 that it planned to develop network access control technology, it drew enormous attention to what had been an obscure market niche.
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5 things your salespeople should know about your company's data security 15 April, 2008 10:25

The sales department's performance is measured on revenue, not on data protection. So it's no surprise that salespeople focus on closing deals, not security holes. As a result, they sometimes sacrifice security for convenience. They log onto Wi-Fi hot spots in airports to work on presentations despite the risk of being hacked. They carry reams of information, some of it propriety, on their smart phones. They transfer deal details on USB drives. Although companies have done much to address the challenges of this frequently mobile population, there's still more work to do.
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HP admits to selling infected flash-floppy drives 08 April, 2008 07:08

Hewlett-Packard has been selling USB-based hybrid flash-floppy drives that were pre-infected with malware, the company said last week in a security bulletin.
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Microsoft lists apps Vista SP1 will break 25 February, 2008 07:39

Several prominent anti-virus programs must be updated before they will work with the soon-to-be-released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft has said.
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Nokia, Intel beef up new security appliance 07 September, 2007 11:14

Nokia added a new appliance to its network security range that has more processing muscle -- the first product to come out of its collaboration with Intel.
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Firewall fire sale: Free ZoneAlarm makes it to Vista 14 June, 2007 07:52

Check Point Software Technologies Wednesday launched a Windows Vista version of its flagship ZoneAlarm firewall and blamed the delay on a switch to the new operating system's application programming interfaces (API).
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Nokia eyes scalability with new security appliance 01 May, 2007 08:08

In the booming market for network security, Nokia is driving up performance for both large enterprises and small and branch offices with new appliances.
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Home office lockdown 02 March, 2007 15:53

Telecommuters are nothing new at TriNet Group, a human resources outsourcer in California, U.S. In fact, a significant part of the company's workforce operates remotely, either out of their homes or in small satellite offices, all on laptop computers, according to Bob Dehnhardt, the company's network and information security manager.