Network stress testing tools are not for the underfunded, the underskilled or the faint of heart. Consider them carefully before deciding whether to purchase them or how to use them. See the companion ...

Open source security frameworks help enterprises stay one step ahead of attackers by facilitating penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on wired and wireless networks. Picking just 10 ...

However, network security software can prevent unauthorized access, will not be misused, and cannot be stolen. It guards against cyberattacks, keeps in line with laws and norms, and forestalls legal ...

As technology advances, ensuring the security of computer systems, networks, and applications becomes increasingly critical. One of the ways in which security professionals can assess the security ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. For all the advances in ...

The last year has produced a rogues’ gallery of vulnerabilities in transport layer security implementations and new attacks on the key protocols, from Heartbleed to the Apple gotofail flaw to the ...

One of the most useful tools in the VAST distribution for testing Unified Communications security is UCSniff. UCSniff includes a wide array of features that can be used to test voice vlan segmentation ...

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The latest network security testing product from Ixia targets cloud data centers and other large companies generating massive amounts of encrypted traffic. The product is called CloudStorm 25GE — the ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to ...

Despite slow progress, NetSecOpen — a group of network security companies and hardware testing organizations — aims to have its testing and benchmark standards in place by later this year. The group ...

Penetration testing, or pentesting, times have certainly changed. Years ago, when this speciality in offensive security was taking off, there was a large shift away from manual techniques to relying ...