Citing an increase in attacks that take advantage of holes in existing firewall technology, NetScreen Technologies Inc. said on Monday that it will release new “deep packet inspection” features across ...

With cybercrime taking the enterprise ecosystem by storm, the issue of securing a network infrastructure along with restricting employee access to unwanted internet resources is a top-of-mind priority ...

This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about deep packet inspection, the practice of sniffing web connections to reveal sensitive user data and fend off cyberattacks. Every parcel ...

A more robust kind of firewall than we are accustomed to might wind up serving as a comprehensive security overlay system for enterprises. We mentioned this last week when describing iPolicy’s ...

If legislation like SOPA and PIPA ever passes, it may require your ISP to start monitoring your online activity with deep packet inspection It’s easy to turn a deaf ear to the controversy surrounding ...

Firewalls were born in the 1990s, alongside Windows 95 and Internet Explorer. They've been a staple of network security since, which prompts the question: Are firewalls still relevant? The determining ...

Learn how firewalls have progressed from simple packet filtering to more sophisticated application-level filtering. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect ...