Part one in this two part series looked at the evolution of a network architecture and how it affects security. Here we will take a deeper look at the security tools needed to deal with these changes. The Firewall is not enough Firewalls in three-tier…
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Matt Conran
Network, Security & Cloud Specialist
Network, Security & Cloud Specialist
Evolution of the Network Architecture & How It has Affected Security, Part 1
The History of Network Architecture The goal of any network and its underlying infrastructure is simple. It is to securely transport the end user’s traffic to support an application of some kind without any packet drops which may trigger application performance problems. Here a key…
Online Security: Application Security Testing – Part 2
Part 1 in this series looked at Online Security and the flawed protocols it lays upon. Online Security is complex and its underlying fabric was built without security in mind. Here we shall be exploring aspects of Application Security Testing. We live in a world…
Online Security: The Underlying Infrastructure – Part 1
Technology Revolutionized A plethora of valuable solutions now run on web-based applications. One could argue that web applications are the forefront of the world. More importantly, we must equip them with appropriate online security tools to barricade against the rising web vulnerabilities. With the right…