2008 News Archive
| "You Mean My VPN Isn't Secure"
by Scott Palmquist Friday,December 05, 2009 It seems that the current trends of virtualization and collaboration sprung upon us overnight. But in reality, we have been moving toward a virtual IT world since time-sharing was invented. The Internet itself is nothing more than a virtual network. With our heightened awareness toward security in today's competitive marketplace and the trend to run all corporate traffic over a virtual network, it's time to ask - is the virtual network that is running my business secure? |
| "The Importance of Protecting Data"
By Jim Doherty. Friday, December 05, 2008 If you have anything to do with information or network security, then you are no doubt aware of many significant data breaches that have put an intense focus on information security. While "security" itself should be a simple concept, it seems that the security industry, including vendors, analysts and engineers, has turned it into a very complex business. If you have been to any industry events, tradeshows or seminars lately, you have probably realized that there are as many different approaches to "security" as there are companies offering said "security." |
| "Security Slideshow:Secure IT Systems with Encryption Tools"
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Securing your infrastructure - the applications, databases, files and network--via encryption may not always be easy to implement, but it is one of the most risk-averse ways to prevent data breaches and keep intellectual property under wraps. But navigating the sea of encryption tools can be a chore with so many points within IT infrastructure that can be encrypted, from the network to the hard disk, and the database to the file system. Keep your CTO off your back and your project assets safe and locked down. Baseline gives you a head start with seven encryption tools--some free, some not--that you may not know and could be worth implementing. |
"CipherOptics Selects rPaths Virtualization Technology to Build and Maintain Appliances"
 Wednesday, August 3, 2008 rPath announced CipherOptics has selected rBuilder and the rPath Appliance Platform to build and maintain its encryption key server application, Key Authority Point. |
"Encryption: Advantages vs. Drawbacks"
 By Sixto Ortiz Jr Friday, June 13, 2008 Even though it makes lots of sense, implementing encryption in the enterprise has its drawbacks, including complexity, cost, lack of scalability, and lack of interoperability with VoIP systems. So even though implementing encryption is appealing, many businesses may balk at the potential obstacles. Enterprises must take the time to look carefully at encryption's advantages and drawbacks before implementation. Only then will decision makers be able to judiciously consider the alternatives and make a sound business decision. |
"Local Police Share Secure Wireless Network in Wisconson"
 By Jessica Hughes Monday, June 09, 2008 The cities of Middleton, Fitchburg and Sun Prairie have similar-sized populations, are almost equidistant and are on the outskirts of Wisconsin's capital city, Madison. They also share some things that are far less obvious: an encrypted wireless network that links their police departments, a bundle of high-tech software and the joint commission responsible for it all. |
"Defending against the modern cyber criminal"
 By Jim Doherty Friday, June 06, 2008 Before looking at what's next, we must take a look at what's now. One of the more troubling aspects of network security is that threats change well ahead of IT's ability, or sometimes willingness, to adopt new measures. First a threat emerges and then the IT community responds. By then, the bad guys are already looking for a new weakness to exploit. There may actually be hundreds or even thousands of hackers looking for new ways to penetrate perimeter defences or operating system loopholes. Once an exploitable weakness is found, the methods to take advantage of it are distributed and the race is on for IT to plug the hole. Previously, the back and forth battle between hackers and IT departments was led by a group of disconnected loners on the hacker side of the fence. Typically under resourced and by their very nature secretive, these hackers went after whatever targets of opportunity they could find. Tips, tricks and best practices were shared, but hacking was more of a social function than a directed attempt to accomplish a mission objective. |
"CipherOptics Releases TrustNet Manager Policy and Key Manager for Layer 2 Networks"
 By Shamila Janakiramin Wednesday, April 16, 2008 CipherOptics, a provider of network-wide encryption, has announced the release of TrustNet Manager Policy and Key Manager for Layer 2 networks. This solution helps organizations protect their data when it travels over Layer 2 networks with no disturbances in performance, operations or applications. TrustNet Manager suits those organizations which migrate to Metro Ethernet from traditional SNA, Frame Relay or other legacy technologies. |
"CipherOptics Joins RSA(R) Secured Partner Program"
 By Business Wire Tuesday, April 01, 2008 CipherOptics TrustNet Manager announces the interoperability with RSA Key Manager. Together, this solutions provides enterprises with a comprehensive key management solution enabling data protection for storage and transmissions. |
"CipherOptics Rolls Out CEP10"
 Sunday, March 02, 2008 The company noted that the 10Mbps encryption point provides up to 20Mbps bi-directional IPSec encryption for network-wide TrustNet Manager encryption solutions and point-to-point data protection applications. |
"CipherOptics Announces Availability of CEP10,A New TrustNet Manager Compatible 10Meg..."
 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 CipherOptics Announces Availability of CEP10, A New TrustNet Manager Compatible 10Meg Encryption Product. |
"TrustNet Manager,A New Encryption Enforcement Point"
 Tuesday,February 26,2008 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 CipherOptics announced the immediate availability of the TrustNet Manager Enforcement Point (CEP) 10Mbps product with the launch of the CEP10. This 10Mbps encryption point provides up to 20Mbps bi-directional IPSec encryption for network-wide TrustNet Manager encryption solutions and point-to-point data protection applications. |