Recent articles by Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol
Review: SonicWall SSL VPN 2000
Once the interfaces are configured for the network in a quick and easy setup process, the SonicWall appliance is administrated via the web interface. This interface starts with the system dashboard, which shows all system information in a user-friendly layout. The web interface organises all tasks on the left side of the screen in several tabs.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: webNetwork
Although this product is easy to use, it requires a lot of configuration. The main program is set up on a server via a simple-to-use wizard. Once installed, its interface is organized with a clumsy tree menu to the left and a configuration menu on the right. The menus can be confusing and awkward to work with.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: AEP Netilla Security Platform
We found this product to be simple to set up and use. The initial configuration is done via a serial connection, using the command line. This includes choosing the device's network and name settings. Once the device has an internet provider, it can then be administrated via the web interface. The web GUI is simple and stripped down, consisting of a main tree menu on the left and a display window on the right. The menu is easy to navigate and quite intuitive.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: AirMagnet Enterprise
AirMagnet is unusual in that it specialises in protecting wireless LANs, a very pertinent capability given the proliferation of wireless devices in the enterprise and the security headaches this can bring. The company's approach is also quite novel in that specialist hardware-based sensors are deployed and networked back to a software-based management server.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Caymas 318
Designed for use on the Java platform, Caymas Systems' offering in this category has a web interface called the Launchpad. This is intuitive, easy to navigate and well organised. We had no trouble at all setting up users and creating user access policies. Generally, this appliance boasts the types of features that administrators like. It is easy to set up and maintain and requires little ongoing maintenance once it is in operation.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Centrify DirectControl
Centrify is a fairly young company, founded in 2004, but the problem its products seek to address goes back further than this. It is the perennial issue of providing an integrated and centralised approach to access control across disparate platforms, such as Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac. The issue is heightened by regulatory compliance obligations and associated audit requirements. Organisations with a large, mixed infrastructure can find themselves with a heavy workload in order to meet requirements in this context.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Connectra
Check Point's appliance allows for both web- and network-based SSL connections via a web browser. It allows users to access information through its own, customisable web portal. The range of applications users can access include web-based applications and resources, shared files and email. The Connectra also incorporates its own intrusion prevention system, which provides extra security.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Lockdown Enforcer
There are many approaches one could take to securing the network, with equally many tools available for each aspect of security. However, if undertaken on a blow-by-blow basis, one can unwittingly construct quite a complex arrangement of tools and service, which, in turn, brings complexity to the administration and support of the task itself.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Enterprise Security Analyzer
Although this program is simple to use, we found it took a little time to work with set-up and configuration. Set-up is guided by the main set-up wizard, which guides the user through installation and a bit of initial configuration. Once the main install is completed, there are follow-up steps of creating SSL certificates for IIS and possibly many other loose ends, depending on the environment.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: NetIQ Security Manager
In our experience, the implementation of this product is no walk in the park. The Security Manager is a small part of a much larger complete security solution by NetIQ. Deployment of this product is massive, with dozens of pre-install steps to be completed on each of the different machines necessary for full deployment. This includes configuration of a database server, a log database computer and a central computer.
Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
