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• Fast-forwarding firewall faceoff

  Next-generation firewalls claim to identify application-layer attacks and enforce application-specific policies while delivering top-notch performance, even with advanced security features turned on.

• Scaling Up With SonicWALL's Supermassive

  SonicWALL's initial response to results of our SSL decryption tests was "you've got to be kidding - we go way faster than that." Indeed, the vendor's internal tests showed the Supermassive decrypting SSL traffic at rates well into the gigabit range, compared with less than 100Mbps in some of our tests.

• A10 CEO spells out application delivery controller advantage and next steps

  A10 has built a solid business in the application delivery controller (ADC) market, but its platform also supports IPv6 migration and many cloud requirements, nicely positioning the company for the future. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently sat down with A10 founder and CEO Lee Chen for a company update. Chen, who was co-founder of Foundry Networks, says A10 already has 1,700 customers and more than 7,000 devices deployed.

• Mozilla gives CAs a chance to come clean about certificate policy violations

  Mozilla has asked all certificate authorities (CAs) to revoke subordinate CA certificates currently used for corporate SSL traffic management, offering an amnesty to any CAs that had breached Mozilla's conditions for having their root certificates ship with its products.

• 10 questions for Skybox Security CFO Lior Barak

  Name: Lior Barak

• 10 questions for Palo Alto Networks CFO Michael Lehman

  Name: Michael Lehman

• Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Palo Alto among firms in security contest

  In the security popularity contest of the moment, Cisco and Juniper are down and Palo Alto Networks and Check Point are up when it comes to network firewalls, according to one research firm.

• WatchGuard launches iOS-friendly security appliance

  WatchGuard's latest security appliance, the XTM 330, allows business travelers from small enterprises to use their iPads or iPhones to communicate securely with the office, the vendor said on Tuesday.

• Twitter scoops up mobile security developer Whisper Systems

  Twitter may be planning to boost its mobile security options with the acquisition of Whisper Systems, a company that offers security products for Android phones.

• Security Manager's Journal: Sometimes even managers get their hands dirty

  With only a skeleton crew, and no budget for consultants, I've been borrowing IT staff from other departments to get things done. That's been helpful, but none of them has the specific skills to analyze complex firewall and NAT rules.

• Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard

  Tired of regulators from three or four federal agencies auditing your network security compliance every year? A congressional task force recommends a super-standard that would cut the number of annual audits back to just one.

• In face of massive cybersecurity threat, government security dawdles

  At a time when the cyberthreat level is at its peak, many federal agencies continue to struggle with IT security.

• IT pros say social media at work is good but risky: Survey

  Network security pros think use of social media at work is good for business, but also creates risks they don't have the tools to address, according to a Ponemon Institute survey.

• Mac OS X Lion: Losing its security pride

  The past couple of weeks have not been the best for Mac OS X's security reputation.

• Security vendors push intrusion-detection, professional services

  Established vendors and startups last week announced products and services for network intrusion-detection and outsourced security management.