Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Intrusion detection and prevention software has become a necessary addition to the information security infrastructure of many organizations, so the National Institute of Standards and Technology is ...

In our tests of five leading network intrusion-detection systems and the popular open source Snort, performance was spotty during baseline testing and degraded by as much as 50% on some products when ...

In the vast and ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity, the need for robust defense mechanisms has never been more pressing. With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, organizations ...

I started out my technology career in a manner similar to many others in the industry, by supporting the network and systems of a small Midwestern company. My main task was to simply keep the network ...

There are many ways to keep your data and network safe. A combination of these types of security tools is the best way to protect your organization. Image: Adobe Stock Security of networks and systems ...

First Citizens Bank, a regional bank based in Raleigh, N.C., got hit by the Code Red worm. That's not something you would have read in any news report. First Citizens didn't tell anyone about it, and ...

Whenever a company connects its network to the Internet, it opens up a whole can of worms regarding security. As the network grows, it will play host to numerous bugs and security loopholes of which ...

Intrusion-detection systems (IDS) are quickly becoming an integral part of any organization’s network. For most companies, implementing an IDS is the next logical step after deploying a firewall, ...