Internet of Things (IoT) security, one of the biggest challenges for embedded developers, is making way for physical unclonable functions (PUFs) into microcontroller (MCU) and system-on-chip (SoC) ...

Large enterprises and other businesses that employ strong security teams to protect critical systems continue to rely on stand-alone intrusion-prevention systems in the face of growing adoption of ...

Independent security research and testing firm NSS Labs today released its most recent Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Comparative Group Test Report for the fourth quarter of 2010. The ...

What is the best threat management system for a business network? It's a difficult question to answer because threat management isn't about finding a single solution to every problem; it's about ...

Intrusion-prevention system (IPS) vendors have not found it easy to recast their appliances for use in the virtual-machine (VM) environment. But now McAfee and Sourcefire claim to have overcome some ...

Hardware security vulnerabilities have greatly expanded the attack surface beyond traditional software exploits, making hardware security assurance crucial in modern system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Chip ...

Internet Security Systems this week is expected to take the wraps off two intrusion-prevention systems – the Proventia G400 and G2000 – designed to block spyware and hundreds of types of attacks. With ...

Lauded long ago as a miracle pill for security operations, intrusion prevention systems (IPS) have been there and back again along the hype cycle curve. Now, as next-generation IPS (NGIPS) products ...