Thirty-four years – Security and firewalling (Part 4)

As a natural fit with running the network my team took on the task of securing the campuses and data centers, starting with firewalling the data centers from the rest of the network. We started fairly simply by just segmenting enterprise-wide serve… Continue reading Thirty-four years – Security and firewalling (Part 4)

Thirty-four years – The System Office, Novell Directories, and Building a State Backbone (Part 3)

Unfortunately nearly all the work we put into administrative and academic technology had to be abandoned. As a part of a larger initiative across the state, the various colleges and universities were being merged together into a single system that toda… Continue reading Thirty-four years – The System Office, Novell Directories, and Building a State Backbone (Part 3)

Using Behavioral Analytics to Fight Ransomware

The recent attacks on the City of Baltimore and the Norsk Hydro energy facility in Norway are among the latest incidents that show that ransomware, a part of a larger range of criminal extortion, continues to be a significant threat to organizations. … Continue reading Using Behavioral Analytics to Fight Ransomware

Open-source communities fight over telco market

When you think of MWC Barcelona, chances are you’re thinking about the newest smartphones and other mobile gadgets, but that’s only half the story. Actually, it’s probably far less than half the story because the majority of the business that’s done at MWC is enterprise telco business. Not too long ago, that business was all […] Continue reading Open-source communities fight over telco market

Axonius raises $13 million to boost product that tracks connected devices

You’d be hard pressed to find someone in charge of an enterprise’s information security efforts who finds it easy to monitor all the connected devices sitting on the network. New York-based Axonius understands this, which is why it created a platform that allows CISOs to automatically boot these devices off a network if they don’t fit with the enterprise’s security policies. The company is building its business around the platforms, thanks to a new funding raise. The company announced a $13 million series A funding Tuesday, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. There was also participation from existing investors YL Ventures, Vertex, WTI and Emerge. The company says the platform differs from similar products due to its ease of installation, as well as the automation built into the product. Axonius says enterprises don’t have deploy an agent, a piece of software that is put on each device in similar solutions. Additionally, the company claims the product […]

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