Forrester’s Take on the Changing Landscape of IPS
Last week Forrester released their 2011 Market Overview for IPS solutions (read it here), and in it they had some pretty interesting things to say not only about theongoing consolidation of stand-alone IPS, but also about the changing requirements for IPS as a whole. Before we delve into some of the more interesting bits, a little self-promotion is probably in order. We are happy to say that Palo Alto Networks showed very well in this report with the solution being one of theonly vendors to deliver all of the IPS features in Forrester’s feature matrix and the analysis specifically noting that the “unparalleled success of Palo Alto Networks is pushing the entire vendor community toward further innovation.”
However, while we always appreciate recognition from the industry, I think the really interesting part was to see Forrester’s take on how the requirements for IPS are evolving. …Continue reading
posted by: Matt on May 25, 2011 9:09 AM
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tagged: application control, application usage & risk report, data leakage
Microsoft Hotmail Exploit Stealing Email – What’s the Exposure?
When asked what personal email you use, most will immediately reply with Gmail, Facebook Mail, or Yahoo Mail while a select few of us will admit to using Microsoft Hotmail. Why? Speculation would be that it is because Hotmail is viewed as “old” and “klunky”. But that is pure speculation.
posted by: Matt on May 12, 2011 2:55 PM
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tagged: application control, application usage & risk report, Firewall
Hiding in Plain Sight: 41% of the Applications; 36% of the Bandwidth
The 7th Edition of the Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report provides insight into application activity that is based on 1,253 application assessments that show what is really happening on the network.
Each of the previous six reports have uncovered interesting data points and this version is no different. The most interesting data point we came upon was the [high] number of applications that can use SSL and port hopping as a means of hiding in plain sight. An early mention by Andy Greenberg in Forbes indicates he too found this data point interesting.
