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Resiliency. Don't Leave Home Without It
This morning I found myself very frustrated as I attempted to fill out my expense report. Keeping track of expenses is a painful exercise. You must remember to get receipts, remember to save those receipts, keep those boarding passes and submit the report in a timely manner. Let’s face it. It is an enormous pain. Here is where my American Express card typically saves the day. But not today, when their site could not handle the load.
Read MoreFrom the Floor at RSA 2010: Real-World Mobile Network Traffic Validation
On the show floor at RSA Conference there is a lot happening and overall the show seems much more well attended than last year. I talked with Crossbeam about how they verify the performance of their network equipment using real-world simulation.
Read MoreReplace Vendor Assurances With Measurable Answers
BreakingPoint Systems today unveiled a new approach to objectively measure the resiliency of network and security equipment, putting an end to data sheet speculation. The BreakingPoint Resiliency Score™ provides an objective, repeatable and scientifically measured certification of the performance, security and stability of any network or network device. The Resiliency Score methodology was unveiled today on the show floor at RSA Conference (Booth 1356), with vendors receiving an opportunity to calculate their score.
Read MoreTesting and Validation of Network Security Devices
While catching up on security news and blogs the other day, I came across a blog post from ICSA Labs entitled "Why a Test Lab Needs to be Wary of Commercial Exploit Packet Captures" and thought that it would be a good conversation starter to inform our readers about how BreakingPoint approaches developing test cases for security device testing, our methodology behind why we develop our test cases the way we do, and the thought processes and conclusions behind those decisions.
Read MoreA Cybersecurity Education: House Bill 4061
"Now you know, and knowing is half the battle," were words spoken at the end of every G.I. Joe cartoon during the mid-1980s and served as a conclusion to public service announcements. For some reason this statement has always stayed with me and I often use the saying, typically in a sarcastic manner. But late last week and again this morning this 80s era disclaimer resonated once again after the U.S. House of Representatives passed bill 4061, "To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes".
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