One of the hottest areas in network security is what I term beaconing detection.

FORBES: Beaconing detection heats up

White-listing, virtualization security, threat intelligence, beaconing detection, and APT mitigation are all fields that are growing rapidly.

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Sourcefire also provides realtime feeds of known malicious hosts and command and control servers so beaconing can be blocked.

FORBES: Security Intelligence Enters Mainstream

To get an education on beaconing and how detection can uncover those unknown infections watch my interview with Stephen Newman.

FORBES: Uncovering the unknown threat via beaconing detection

Beaconing detection is the act of identifying the communication between an internal compromised host and its command and control server.

FORBES: Security Intelligence Enters Mainstream

Beaconing is a technique U.S. cyberwar operators often use to electronically map and monitor computer systems they infiltrate, the officials said.

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Fortinet, the largest security platform vendor, introduced several security intelligence features in its just announced FortiOS 5.0. including beaconing detection and in-line malware analysis.

FORBES: Security Intelligence Enters Mainstream

There's three sync modes: Push, for instant updates, beaconing means you can send data at intervals throughout the day, or stream data to monitor your pace.

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While their advanced malware protection, essentially an in-line sandbox that executes suspect code, was a first, they did not start to gain momentum until they introduced beaconing detection.

FORBES: Security Intelligence Enters Mainstream