Security is one of the leading challenges for IT professionals. And securing the data center (and related applications) in the era of public, hybrid and private clouds presents a complex set of ...

That software-defined networking (SDN) is a coming reality is starting to gain traction in IT security circles, with some vendors arguing it could lead to a level of interoperability in security ...

With the increasing interest around SDN and security, and given that this is the week of the RSA Conference, we felt it was an opportune time to reach back out to Phil Porras of SRI International to ...

Sometimes I think that IT security measures confuse employees more than they deter bad guys. Forcing people to change their passwords every 90 days, without letting them reuse one even a year later, ...

Fortinet Tuesday launched a software-defined security framework that it says will allow enterprises to build a holistic security approach around their data center and cloud infrastructure. The new ...

Microsoft is touting software-defined networking (SDN) security capabilities in the coming Windows Server 2019 product as being among its top-ten networking features, according to an announcement this ...

Now, working for FishNet Security, I have the job of integrating everything from best-of-breed products in security and networking to new emerging trends and models. Following the SDN trend along with ...

Telstra and Cisco have announced their three upcoming software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) products to improve cloud security and global datacentre ...

In the days when all users were trusted, air gaps were real and unicorns roamed the earth, and perimeter security using impenetrable firewalls could be relied upon to protect our data and systems. But ...

Hewlett-Packard plans to use its recently announced SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention system across networks, overcoming the scale limitations of dedicated appliances.

Open-source software projects are often well intended, but security can take a back seat to making the code work. OpenDaylight, the multivendor software-defined networking (SDN) project, learned that ...