Charles Kolodgy Quotes (5 Quotes)

You don't want users to play too much. You want distributed firewalls and products and that don't need a lot of human interface. With hardware, you don't need to worry about support, upgrades, or patching. The software is still on the high end but appliances make it easy to fit in,

One of the key UTM trends we identified was the evolution of security appliance form factors as the standalone 'black box' is increasingly being replaced by blades and cards for high-performance security switches, ... This evolution is clear in Crossbeam's very successful best-of-breed UTM switches as their fusion of networking and security plays directly into the needs of major enterprises and service providers, a portion of the UTM market where today Crossbeam largely stands alone.

Smart cards, USB tokens, and biometrics will be some of the hot areas because companies, organizations, and others are beginning to realize they need to have a better handle on who's coming and going. Passwords just don't give you enough confidence in these things.

It is designed to give service providers and users a better handle on the volumes of data going through their networks so that they can try and stop the bad traffic closer to the source.

Authentication is something you have, something you know, and something you are when you add biometrics. I think right now users see authentication methods as separate items. The technology is there, but the idea is not.