Security has always been something of an afterthought, especially in small business environments where just getting systems up and running is more than challenging enough. The solution to that vexing problem has been to bundle security software directly into the operating system. But the problem with that approach is the security software that usually gets bundled into the operating system is rarely best in class.

While most of the focus on cybercrime these days has been on financially motivated attacks,  “hactivism” has re-emerged as the primary motivation behind distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Given the popularity of the Apple iPad and the Apple iPhone a lot of organizations are now trying to figure out how to let users of these devices access company resources. To address an issue that will become even more acute after the holidays, SonicWALL has made available via the Apple iTunes Store an application that allows users of these devices to connect to a server using a standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection.