Juniper blends IPSec and SSL
Juniper is supporting both IPSec and SSL in its NetScreen security gateways, making it possible to use the more appropriate VPN technology depending on circumstances.
Stories by Tim Greene
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3Com to integrate IPS with switches and routers
3Com will integrate its intrusion-prevention gear with its network equipment later this year in an effort to let customers quarantine attacks by shutting down switch ports and redirecting users to restricted virtual LANs.
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The NetScreen move still open to debate
One year has passed since Juniper closed the books on its acquisition of VPN and intrusion-prevention vendor NetScreen Technologies, but the company has yet to parlay its year-old enterprise security presence into a broader corporate business.
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Fortinet gets into the SSL VPN game
There's a new name in SSL VPNs and it is Fortinet. The company is adding SSL VPN software to the standard package loaded on its FortiGate hardware, making it an SSL VPN gateway in addition to all the other stuff it does.
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Juniper fills gaps in its enterprise strategy
Juniper this week is set to reveal a key component of its corporate customer strategy that will include a network quarantine scheme that relies on the use of the company's WAN VPN technology to enforce access, security and QoS policies.
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Voice over Wi-Fi needs cellular component
Voice over Wi-Fi must include Wi-Fi-to-cellular roaming to succeed, according to speakers at the VON Spring 2005 conference.
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Avaya: Route Science buy to assure VoIP quality
Avaya has acquired Route Science Technologies as a way for Avaya VoIP customers to better assure the quality of their VoIP calls over the WAN. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Nortel, Symantec team up to secure nets
Nortel Networks and Symantec are joining forces to beef up network security by using Symantec threat discovery technology in combination with Nortel network hardware to block attacks.
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Desktop search engines threaten SSL VPN security
New PC indexing tools such as Google Desktop Search pose security risks to businesses that use SSL remote access because the tools copy material accessed during SSL sessions and make it available to unauthorised people who later use the same PC.
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Experts say spam fight needs to be more strategic
The fight against spam to date has been too tactical and not strategic enough, according to experts at the Next Generation Networks conference.
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Cisco looks ahead to home networking boom
Cisco Systems is looking to grab a chunk of the customer premises equipment market when converged IP residential services catch on and demand blooms for multifunction home appliances, the company's home-gear president says.
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Juniper falls short of goal
Juniper, one of the top IPSec VPN as well as SSL remote access vendors, hit a small bump financially this quarter.
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Check Point blend ensures nodes meet security policies
Check Point Software Technologies has integrated its VPN software with tools that check remote computers meet security policies, making it simpler to install endpoint security on computers accessing VPNs.
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Aventail goes small with SSL VPN appliance
Aventail is wheeling out a scaled-down, less-expensive version of its Secure Sockets Layer VPN security appliance to make the technology more attractive to smaller customers.
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Nortel opens SIP code for interoperability
Nortel Networks is opening up its Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) code to the public in an effort to promote interoperability with other vendors' gear, the company announced at the Supercomm trade show.
