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Chris McKie, Watchguard Director : Evolution of UTM devices to XTM devices

In this videocast Chris Mckie, Vice President of Communications for Watchguard, talks about the evolution of UTM (Universal Threat Management) devices to XTM (eXtensible Threat Management) devices - the next generation of firewall.
http://www.securityvibes.com/chris-mckie-watchguar-evolution-utm-xtm-benchai7-news-3003246.html

The Changing Threat Landscape and the Evolution of the Firewall

Chris McKie, VP of Communications for Watchguard discusses the death and rise of the firewall to become a better business enabler when dealing with a rapidly changing threat landscape. Essentially the traditional firewall has now become a unified threat management appliance with many extra features such as restriction of social network sites, banning of applications on social network sites and data leak prevention through attachments in instant messaging.
http://www.securityvibes.com/changing-threat-landscape-evolution-firewall-watchguard-benchai7-news-3003194.html

Watchguard Interview: Death of the Firewall

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http://www.securityvibes.com/death-of-the-firewall-chris-mckie-benchai7-news-3003200.html

Chris Batten: CISO-Career Is So Over Part 2

Chris Batten is Managing Director of Operations at Acumin, a company that specialises in the recruitment of senior risk and security executives. In this interview, Batten concludes our series on CISOs, their qualifications and experience, from his broader perspective of finding postions for security executives in goverment, finance and industry. Batten specifically looks at why some CISOs in a recession can quickly find positions whilst others are still seeking an appropriate position months later. This interview was recorded at the RSA Europe 2009 conference.
http://www.securityvibes.com/chris-batten-acumin-ciso-cso-career-qualifications-benchai7-news-3003460.html

DCI Chris Phillips: Insights on Corporations at Risk From Terrorist Cyber / Physical Attacks

With the recent testing of nuclear weapons by North Korea, concerns about terrorism and even a potential mini nuclear offensive is once again on the minds of many people. In an interview with Security Vibes, DCI Chris Phillips, the Head Of The Security Office For National Counter Terrorism, several tips were given on how to find out whether you are a potential target for cyber or physical terrorist attack and steps to take to minimise business damage from a potential physical attack.
http://www.securityvibes.com/insights-corporations-risk-terrorist-cyberattack-benchai7-news-3003195.html

The Rise of Appliance Based Security

Over the last year, there seems to have been a quiet revival in appliance based security from various vendors such as Watchguard, Cisco and Checkpoint to name a few. But what is appliance based security and why the recent interest?
http://www.securityvibes.com/utm-xtm-appliance-based-security-firewall-benchai7-news-3003296.html

Facebook Trying to Become More Acceptable to Organisations

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http://www.securityvibes.com/privacy-controls-for-facebook-users-benchai7-news-3003295.html

Strategies to Take to Protect Lives and Ensure Business Continuity in the Midst of a Terrorist Attack

What strategies does your business have should a terrorist attack occur? Hint: If you don't know you have one, you should be reading this article.
http://www.securityvibes.com/strategies-protect-lives-business-continuity-terrorist-attack-benchai7-news-3003196.html

Vulnerabilities are rife in security products

An astonishing 40 per cent of security products have built-in vulnerabilities, according to new research.
http://www.securityvibes.com/vulnerabilities-security-products-markmayne-news-3003451.html