Viruses and malware are often stopped by software defenses that run on the desktop; in fact, the antivirus, antispyware and other security suite software business has rapidly become a very lucrative ...

Network Access Protection (NAP) is an attractive security capability of Vista in combination with at least one Windows Server 2008. NAP lets administrators set conditions under which workstations are ...

When it comes to IT security, the typical defensive toolsets garner all the attention: firewalls, antivirus and antispyware apps, as well as intrusion-detection and prevention systems. While they all ...

Mike Schutz, group product manager of Security and Access Products at Microsoft has an interesting article up at the Microsoft TechNet Web site headlined: “Microsoft Is Committed to Interoperability ...

Microsoft NAP is an effective network gatekeeper for Windows endpoints, but initial configuration is complex, policies are basic, and reporting is absent. NAP is best used as a core technology ...

How to turn on the Windows 10 Firewall and configure its settings Your email has been sent Windows 10 Firewall is a robust security system that's easy to set up and configure. Here's how to use it to ...

Learn about 3 different models of a software-defined access network (SDAN) and how it can be applied to any access technology including the SDN framework. So far, SDN control has referred to the ...

There’s a new kid on the network security block, and it seems to have a lot of names. Cisco Systems Inc. can’t decide what to call it, sometimes using Network Admission Control and sometimes referring ...

From Russian and Chinese hackers to WikiLeaks and North Korea, nefarious actors have long targeted federal systems, looking to steal sensitive national security information and disrupt government ...