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Credit to Author: Honggang Ren| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:30:06 -0700

Summary On March 24 2017, I discovered and reported on a remote password change vulnerability in Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Vertica Analytic Database. This week, HPE released Security Bulletin HPESBGN03734, which contains the fix for this vulnerability and identifies it as CVE-2017-5802. Fueled by ever-growing volumes of Big Data found in many corporations and government agencies, HPE’s Vertica Analytics Platform provides an SQL analytics solution built from the ground up to handle massive volumes of data and delivers blazingly…

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:28:05 -0700

The 2017 Internet2 Global Summit is scheduled to take place at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel from April 23–26. Internet2, a consortium that operates the nation’s largest coast-to-coast research and education network, has developed the Global Summit event to provide attendees with an opportunity to connect with the world’s preeminent leaders in research and education. Fortinet will be in attendance as a platinum sponsor and will be sponsoring the Internet2 Opening General Session on Monday, April 24th.

Credit to Author: Darlene Gannon| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:10:26 -0700

Q&A with Carolyn Crandall, CMO at Attivo Networks Fortinet sits down with Fabric-Ready Partner, Attivo Networks, to learn what’s top of mind for its customers, the key IT challenges they are facing, and how Attivo Networks’ approach to integrated security is helping drive business and customer success. Tell us a bit about Attivo Networks business and the types of customers that you serve. Attivo Networks® is the leader in deception for cyber security defense. Founded on the premise that even the best security systems…

Credit to Author: Phil Quade| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:22:27 -0700

IoT is a sexy topic these days. It’s hard to open a magazine or blog without seeing statistics that project there will soon be more IoT devices online than there are teenagers on ClickChat. Like the growth of mobility and smartphones before it, IoT is a phenomenon that merits attention. But this time it’s different. IoT networks and devices play a crucial role in our global transition to a digital economy, and organizations that fail to adopt a digital business model may not survive. Which is why we also need to give credit to those…

Credit to Author: Amy Thompson| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:24:23 -0700

We are proud to be recognized once again as one of the industry’s most trusted security vendors by CRN. Because the more confident security professionals are about the solutions they recommend and deploy, the easier it is for organizations to cut through the noise of a crowded marketplace, and the safer the entire cyber world can be.

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:16:25 -0700

Back in February, more than 40,000 healthcare IT professionals, vendors, clinicians, and executives from around the world gathered in Orlando for the 2017 HIMSS conference. Fortinet, as well as its employees and customers, were once again in attendance to learn about the current state of the healthcare industry. We caught up with two Fortinet customers, Tom Stafford, Vice President & CIO of Halifax Health, and Josh Kinsler, Security Engineering Manager at Community Health Network, to hear what’s on the minds of today’s CIOs and…

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:03:17 -0700

The recent release of FortiOS 5.6 extends the Fortinet Security Fabric into the IaaS infrastructure, enabling organizations to not only simplify and expand their visibility and control deep into the cloud, but also enhance and integrate their total security profile through the automated, rapid sharing of threat intelligence.

Credit to Author: Bill Hogan| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:01:40 -0700

The cloud, Internet of Things (IoT),  mobility, and big data analytics are four primary trends that are driving change, and financial services organizations are being tasked to keep up. While digital business is simplifying life for the users of financial services, companies are being forced to deal with these trends’ impact on the makeup and footprint of their security solutions. The need for an architecture and strategy that is fully suited to support these trends is paramount to success. As a result, today’s financial services…