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How Integrated Security Gateways Bolster Enterprise Network Defense

To help enterprises that are battling network threats on multiple fronts (worms to spam to application vulnerabilities) several hardware vendors are now offering ISGs that combine an arsenal of security capabilities -- such as intrusion detection and prevention, virus scanning, spam blocking and Web content filtering -- in a single box. Many integrated products also incorporate a firewall and VPN support. . . .. Security | Like the mozzies that relentlessly swarm across the 49th US state every summer, plagues of viruses and hack attacks continuously assault the University of Alaska-Anchorage's network. The school's CIO, Richard Whitney, hates hackers as much as he hates insects that bite. That's why, like a growing number of CIOs, he's decided to take an aggressive, "Swiss Army knife" approach to network defence by installing an integrated security gateway (ISG). "We like the idea of [having] intrusion detection, firewalling and inbound virus detection in one box," he says. "Most CIOs are in a position today where they're being forced [by cost and convenience issues] to consider this [approach] really seriously." To help enterprises that are battling network threats on multiple fronts (worms to spam to application vulnerabilities) several hardware vendors are now offering ISGs that combine an arsenal of security capabilities -- such as intrusion detection and prevention, virus scanning, spam blocking and Web content filtering -- in a single box. Many integrated products also incorporate a firewall and VPN support. The link for this article located at CIO is no longer available. . Security | Like the mozzies that relentlessly swarm across the 49th US state every summer, plagues o. enterprises, battling, network, threats, fronts, (worms, applicati. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Mar 10, 2004 User Avatar Anthony Pell Network Security
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Combating Spam Filtering: New Advances Against Evolving Tactics

With spam blocking companies trying to ward off the latest advances, spammers are making strenuous attempts to get around e-mail filters. Their latest ploy: Spam with subject lines that read ^G.et^ a BUL"KY 'PO;L`E or `Extend y:ou^r r;od` ^easy'. Say again? . . . . With spam blocking companies trying to ward off the latest advances, spammers are making strenuous attempts to get around e-mail filters. Their latest ploy: Spam with subject lines that read ^G.et^ a BUL"KY 'PO;L`E or `Extend y:ou^r r;od` ^easy'. Say again? The majority of anti-spam software currently on the market, still use keyword or trigger-word lists to identify and eradicate spam. With all kinds of word tricks or empty HTML tags to break up suspect words, some of the spam manages to pass through these scanners undetected. But it is getting harder and harder. Email blocking software is getting smarter too. The newest filters often use a scoring system to determine whether a message is spam or legitimate, and they're winning. . With spam blocking companies trying to ward off the latest advances, spammers are making strenuous a. blocking, companies, trying, latest, advances, spammers, making, strenuous. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Oct 15, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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MIT Explores Innovative Approaches to Enhance Anti-Spam Solutions

Unsolicited e-mail messages, or spam, are on track to make up the majority of traffic on the Internet. But a group of researchers and developers gathered here Friday hopes to halt that by coming up with better ways of blocking those . . . . Unsolicited e-mail messages, or spam, are on track to make up the majority of traffic on the Internet. But a group of researchers and developers gathered here Friday hopes to halt that by coming up with better ways of blocking those messages from consumers' in-boxes. The Spam Conference, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was originally intended to be an informal gathering of 30 people or so. But more than 500 registered to discuss and debate the best way to battle the problem. "Spam-filtering is shooting at a target that is not just moving, it's taking evasive action," said Bill Yerazunis, a research scientist at the Mitsubishi Electronics Research Lab and the author of the CRM114 Discriminator, a spam filter. Earlier methods of fighting spam focused on certain aspects: blocking e-mail from an address, or with the word sex in the subject line, for example. But spammers have found many ways to bypass these methods. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Unsolicited e-mail messages, or spam, are on track to make up the majority of traffic on the Interne. unsolicited, e-mail, messages, track, majority, traffic, interne. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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