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Network Security Scan and Monitoring Software
Feb 21st
Apr 11, 2007 (Nsasoft) — Nsasoft today announced the release of a new version of its popular network security scanner, Nsauditor Network Security Auditor 1.5.5. It is a Windows based multi-purpose tool designed to scan networks and hosts for vulnerabilities, and to provide security alerts. Nsauditor is a complete utilities package that includes more than 45 network tools and gives you the possibility to get information about operating systems, service packs, hotfixes, installed software and running processes on remote PCs. The tools are wide-ranging, from a basic portscanner to more complex SQL and web server scanners, and a set of related utilities and reporting options. Nsauditor is an excellent solution for auditing all types of computer assets in the corporate networks.
Nsauditor significantly reduces the total cost of network management in enterprise environments by enabling IT personnel to scan and monitor network for possible vulnerabilities. The software checks your network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it. With Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Systems Administrators are able to gather a wide range of information from all the computers in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers and create a report of potential problems that were found.
A network monitor provides some insight into services running locally, with options to dig down into each connection and analyze the remote system, terminate connections, block unwanted network connections with incrusted fireawall system and view data on the associated process.
Safeguards Prior To Getting Home Computer Network Repair Done
Feb 20th
Modern lifestyles means that everyone in the home, from about 5 years of age to 85, is busy leading their own lives. There is less time for the old fashioned family get together and meetings. But most families do manage to keep abreast of what is happening in the lives of other family members, if not by a great deal of personal interaction, them at least online. In growing numbers, home computer networks are where families catch up with each other. And of course, interact with the outside world.
That is why when something goes wrong, the whole family is upset. One computer not working is tough, but other ones can be used. But when the network goes down, everyone is affected. There is no backup. The only thing to do is call in a technician to get the home computer network repair done ASAP. But before you embark on that course, there are some basic home computer network repair precautions you need to take.
Home Computer Network Repair Precautions
One of the most obvious things is to be sure of the competence of the people you call in. You need to check not just on their qualifications and experience, but also get some references from them and check these out. Getting a simple home computer network repair done by people not competent to do the job can lead to a major home computer network repair issue later on.
Find out what caused the problem. It may be due to non computer factors like an electrical short circuit, dampness in the walls affecting the wiring, a faulty switch board causing power surges and so on. Get these problems repaired before you start the home computer network repair started so the hassles do not keep reoccurring.
Network Security Audits – Understanding the Importance of Risk Assessment
Feb 16th
Security assessments and audits are vital aspects of managing a network. If your company has never completed one, you may be due to have it completed at this very moment. A network audit is recommended at least on a quarterly basis, occasionally this may be even more frequent, depending on your organisation’s needs.
In most of today’s demands for new technologies, you need to take the necessary procedures to protect yourself from perpetrators. Creating a network security audit is the first step in protecting all of your assets, physical and intangible, which can help save your company time and money.
What happens in your audit?
You have to list assets, review current threats, analyse each threat and develop a plan to counter issues that arise in your network. Some of the best networks are penetrated, but the likelihood of it happening again is rather low if the audits are done correctly.
List assets.
‘Assets’ are computers, company information, credit card numbers and other important physical technologies in your business. A few other tangibles include cameras, PDAs, laptops, mouse, and printers (mostly in small businesses). All of these pieces of equipment are important in identifying possible issues that happen when in use. If you want a thorough list of your inventory, it is time to make a tracking sheet that includes the users’ names, designated property and purpose of the assets in their possession.
Review current threats.
What are your current threats? It may include lack of password encryption, email hacks and even data backups that do not work. Many businesses have an exhausted list of problems that can arise, but it can lead you in the wrong direction. A professional network administrator will be able to address each asset’s threat in a comprehensive list if you feel overwhelmed.
Attend Procurve?s Presentation “successfully Playing the Network Security Game” at the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and
Feb 14th
Attend Procurve’s Presentation “Successfully Playing the Network Security Game” at the 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo
2008 – Toronto, Canada – ProCurve Networking by HP will deliver a presentation on “Successfully Playing the Network Security Game: Combining the Offense and the Defense” at the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference and Expo.
Building a secure network is no game to consider lightly. The age of innocence is over. Technologies, as well as those using them, have become more savvy, more intricate and at times, more dangerous. Enterprise networks, which act as the gateway and hotbed for both intentional and unintentional harm, are increasingly vulnerable. Downtime is no longer an inconvenience, but a costly and debilitating specter.
One successful strategy for building a secure network is to play both the security offense and security defense at the same time by combining the offense and defense into a single coordinated security strategy.
This session will offer direction for playing and winning against the complexities of secure network operations. It will identify trends in secure technologies that will enhance your network with the utmost protection in today’s business and technology environment.
To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration OR call (416) 292-0038 Ext. 812.
About ProCurve Networking by HP
The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers wired and wireless enterprise networking products, services and solutions. The foundation for ProCurve’s business model is the Adaptive Networks strategy in which networks are adaptive to users, applications and an organization’s needs.
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Network Security Revolution
Feb 13th
Network security is always been the most concerning topic for the experts. Every one wishes to keep their network safe from hackers. We are in the age of network security revolution.
Many companies have been trying to launch a product that keeps the network safe from hackers. As the volume of data keeps increasing it is indispensable to focus on network security.
There are certain expectations from sender of data so that it reaches the receiver safely. The confidentiality of the users are greatly broken if the data is susceptible to hacking. There is a great need to maintain the confidentiality and data integrity. The users want to identify the sender of the message and the receiver must have the ability to prove that a message has been sent by the sender. Lots of money has been invested to bring a revolution in network security.
There are four aspects of network security which includes privacy, authentication, integrity, non-repudiation. The basic thing expected by any user of the network is privacy. Every sender expects only the receiver to receive the message. To all other people the method must not be in the readable form.
Authentication is another factor which expects the sender to take full ownership of the data and it prevents any hacker to compose data and send it in the name of the sender.
Integrity is the factor which expects the sender to receive data in the form sent by the sender and there must not be any change in the data while being received by the receiver.
Non repudiation is the factor which enables the receiver to prove that a message has been sent by the sender. This is an important point which is greatly expected by the users of the data.
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