IS security: Barracuda Networks highlights the dangers of "3C"

At the technical conference of Barracuda Networks, which is being held in Munich, representing about 180 security experts from 25 countries, Wieland Alge, general manager for EMEA editor, warned against the main dangers watch Enterprises: Cybercrime, Consolidation and Cloud, ie the "3C".

Since the inception of the Internet has changed the situation. If there was once enough to say that there was not only to connect to does not have a problem, it becomes impossible to do without the Internet today and be content to think that the "bad guys" are only on the other side of the pipe. Wieland Alge also notes that if the spam has declined since 2010, targeted attacks are, they, in constant increase.

It explains the phenomenon by lower revenues from spam and cyber-criminals moving to more lucrative operations. In parallel he sees appear blind optimism of users who think they can manage security risks while feeling super administrators but minimizing the risks they face. Moreover, he believes that this type of defense on the perimeter is totally lost cause. He plans to place elements of control over key points in the network, especially in front of the data, to check application flows and access to applications while maintaining centralized administration. He also sees a part of the answer to avoid the nightmare of BYOD in companies.

The simplification brought by the consolidation and the mirage of the all-in-one UTM as the risk of deadlock. It is estimated that the combined technologies in these appliances are often too remote to be properly integrated.

Cloud asks him different problems including a diffuse anxiety due to his part a bit mysterious in the use of technology. He admits, that like the Internet, that its advent is inevitable, it must be considered carefully, even if it brings new opportunities to deport as servers in environments capable of dealing with powerful attacks Denial of service (DDOS). The other aspect is to force companies to rethink their security processes.

Mobility as the next strategic focus

Faced with these challenges, Barracuda Networks has redesigned its product line. Today the supply is characterized by an expansion of capabilities on land larger than the firewall and intrusion prevention by taking elements of network quality of service (QoS) and control the issuance of application (Application Delivery).

Steve Pao, vice president in charge of product development, confirmed the next steps in the range to take better account of terminals and mobile applications. Paul Judge, head of the research laboratories of Barracuda Networks, said that for an hour spent on the Internet, users spend more than 13 minutes on social networks.