The tiny ATtiny85 chip doesn’t look like the next big cyberthreat facing the world, but sneaking one on to a firewall motherboard would be bad news for security were it to happen.
Tag Archives: firewall
Traditional firewalls fall short in protecting organizations, says survey
A new survey, sponsored by Sophos, asked IT managers how their firewall technology is working for them. The results are in.
5 tips to improve your Linux desktop security
Linux-based operating systems aren’t invulnerable. Here are five easy steps you can take to enhance your Linux security…
Firewall for dummies – or, what do we mean by a next-generation firewall?
A next-generation firewall offers more protection than a traditional firewall as it can look inside content, rather than just blocking based on sources and destination.
US regulator says Anthem “refuses to cooperate” in security audit
Anthem, the health insurance giant that recently suffered a massive data breach, is “refusing to cooperate” with US regulators attempting to conduct vulnerability scans and configuration tests on its IT systems.
The “Dirty Dozen” SPAMPIONSHIP: Who’s the biggest? Who’s the worst?
We take our quarterly dive into the SophosLabs spamtrap logs to find out who sends the most spam. Six countries made it onto our “worst per person” chart for the first time in a year…find out if you were one of them.
“There is no inside” – How to get the most from your firewall
Firewalls are often seen as having the role of a moat surrounding the castle. But data is everywhere, so it’s time to take a new look at firewalling…
Sophos Techknow – Firewalls Demystified [PODCAST]
The word firewall has a lot more shades of meaning in 2014 than it did in 1994. So…who better to help us to demystify the modern firewall than Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski?