Month: December 2005

McAfee: Threat Focus

MCAFEE Back in 1997, McAfee Associates was primarily a provider of antivirus software. It changed its name to Network Associates that year, after merging with

Juniper Networks: Follow the Leader

JUNIPER When Juniper Networks realized that network security was an area of strategic importance to Cisco Systems—Juniper’s singularly huge competitor in networking gear—the company felt

Check Point: The Net Veteran

CHECK POINT Founded in 1993, when the Internet was still in diapers, Check Point Software Technologies over the years has built a reputation as one

The 2005 Hall of Shame

All told, it was not a good year for safeguarding customer data. Indeed, 2005 will likely be remembered as the year customer data protection fell

Cisco Systems: Choke One Throat

Cisco Cisco Systems covers security’s bedrock. It has used a powerful hold in data networking gear to slipstream firewall and virtual private networking products into

Symantec: Beyond Viruses

SYMANTEC Coca-Cola produces numerous beverages, from juices to bottled water, but people always come back to the brown, bubbly stuff. Symantec has a similar problem:

CA: Above the Fray

COMPUTER ASSOCIATES Computer Associates International doesn’t trade in heavy-duty security infrastructure—its arsenal, for instance, lacks firewalls or network-based intrusion detection software. Instead, the company styles