Movin' On Up: Security Branches Off the Desktop and Onto the Network

Today's hackers are growing in their technological prowess and sophistication. Their extreme coding capabilities have allowed them to penetrate an Internet browser without a user ever opening up a corrupt e-mail file. To try and combat this, corporations are moving their security and antivirus efforts to the network level. This move to intrusion protection has resulted in a slew of new technologies and appliance-based security products that can be loaded on to networks and scan for viruses and other security threats. Whether your company is running a single vendor computing environment or, more commonly, a more complex multi-vendor environment, there are benefits to be realized by this security strategy. Join Larry Seltzer, editor of eWEEK.com's Security Center and a panel of experts as they discuss: The difference between security at the desktop level and at the network level The major benefits derived from securing the network What are the applications involved in this security strategy Should this strategy be managed by internal IT or a managed services company?