Recent articles by Julian Ashbourn
Review: Identity Manager 3
Novell have been around since the very early 1980s and will be associated by many with NetWare and, more latterly, their work in the open source area. With offices around the world, the company is active in many technology areas, including consultancy. It is therefore well placed to understand the eccentricities of network access control, corporate directories, provisioning and such like.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Identity Manager 3
Novell have been around since the very early 1980s and will be associated by many with NetWare and, more latterly, their work in the open source area. With offices around the world, the company is active in many technology areas, including consultancy. It is therefore well placed to understand the eccentricities of network access control, corporate directories, provisioning and such like.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: DeskCrypt
One of the issues with software encryption systems is that you have to take care to have all the relevant software elements, certificates and so on precisely configured and in place. One little slip-up and you may find yourself locked out of your own data.
Aug 9 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: ProtectDrive
ProtectDrive encrypts disk drives, either wholly or in part, an approach that may well appeal to organizations or government agencies which run a fleet of laptops, or have multi-user access to fixed workstations. In such cases, concerns about data being misappropriated from the disk drives, should they fall into the wrong hands, can be very real.
Aug 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: SecureDoc
This is not just a simple plug-and-play product. It is perhaps better thought of as an encryption methodology for those who understand IT security and wish to incorporate robust protection for sensitive data resident on their hard drives or portable media.
Aug 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: eToken
The use of a token offers interesting possibilities for user authentication and single sign-on to multiple applications. For example, various credentials can be stored on a token and released to applications and services as required. The user may then simply remember a single password for the token which, in turn, will take care of the detailed requirements for each application.
Mar 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager
This product is based upon a substantial rack-mount hardware appliance
running Linux, and a Windows-based console and reporting
capability with which to
administer the system. Agents
are then placed on target machines across the network and acknowledged at the console.
Nov 1 2005 12:00AM
Security
Review: NetIQ Security Manager
This comprehensive product seems to offer a great deal: event monitoring and
management; intrusion detection; comprehensive reporting and analysis. All this, plus three printed manuals, an installation guide, user guide and programming guide.
Nov 1 2005 12:00AM
Security
