Entries from PeopleSoft Technology Blog tagged with 'security'

Why are we concerned about a "sniffer" behind the firewall?

Historically we had the view that properly configured firewalls and proxies would protect against intrusion. As direct attacks became more prevalent, technologies like Intrusion Protection Systems and Intrusion Detection Systems were introduced. However, as more and more "threat unaware"...

The insidious threat - the hacker behind the firewall

I showed this graphic recently as part of a security presentation and without the context it's probably difficult to see that there is a connection between the objects. This is by no means an exhaustive set but it does open...