SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 15, 2006–Corrent Corp., a leading developer of hardware-accelerated security appliances and an OEM appliance partner for Microsoft security solutions, today announced the release of the Corrent(R) SR25 security appliance, a firewall/VPN appliance with integrated WiFi for …
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Network Engines, Inc. (NASDAQ-NENG), a leading appliance partner for Microsoft® security solutions, today announced availability of the NS6250i, the ideal web security appliance for small to medium-sized businesses (SMB). With a $2,995 MSRP, the NS6250i meets the web security needs …
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Are VMs taking over all the disk space on your computer? Do you create dozens of VMs for a variety of use case scenarios? If so, then you know that when it comes to VMs, size matters. The smaller you …
The Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their ISA Server computers and to diagnose current problems. The tool scans the configuration settings of …
Configuring URL and Domain Packet Prioritization with Diffserv By Greg Mullholland One of the new features that was added with ISA 2004 Service Pack 2 was the ability to do packet prioritization for HTTP and HTTPS traffic. This feature is …
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Block MSN Messenger in Content Type of ISA 2004 By Gustavo Robles Fonseca To block MSN messenger using ISA 2004 firewalls, you need make an access rule that permits all content type if you wish, or permit only the content …
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If you have the MOM Agent installed on the ISA firewall, you’ll need to disable the MOM Agent before installing the ISA firewall Service Pack 2 or when upgrading to ISA 2006. The ISA firewall team recommends that you disable …
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Network Engines, Inc., (NASDAQ:NENG – News), a leading OEM appliance partner for Microsoft® security solutions, and Stromboli Limited, a prominent Microsoft Gold Certified Security Partner, successfully deployed an NS6300 security appliance at Objective Productions. London-based Objective Productions is the UK’s …
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Information from Jim Harrison regarding the problems with connecting to the Delta, Sun and other sites that generated the 502 error: Disabling filters may not help with www.delta.com, www.sun.com or any site that causes ISA 2004 SP2 to generate the …
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Is it just me or do some of you also feel like you are on a hamster wheel when it comes to work. For those of us lucky enough to be working in the field of computer security, it sometimes feels like a neverending whirl of events. There is the need to stay abreast of changes in the industry, whether that be new operating systems, exploits, tools, the list goes on. We much like other jobs have a continually evolving workplace, and it can be sometimes be overwhelming to stay current.
How do you relax then one has to wonder. You cannot risk burnout as your employer won't really care that you are feeling burnt out. I have found the answer to this is; you really need to "get a hobby" as they say. Even if there is not a hobby of particular interest to you, how about a favorite television show. You need to enjoy something that is not related to what you do for a living.
As much as we enjoy computer security, and being a practicioner of it we also need something to do which is not related to it. Should you not find that something then odds are you will sooner then later begin to feel a burn out. This is something to be avoided. I felt that way after one of my certifications. Didn't really feel like doing anything for about six months.
Personally for me I very much enjoy watching Battlestar Galactica on the Space Channel. That show is absolutely fantastic and is an incredible remake of the original series. While I watch this show the last thing on my mind is computer security or writing. I am able to completely immerse myself in the show, and when it is finished I actually feel re
