Peter Stephenson,

Recent articles by Peter Stephenson,

Review: Tablus Content Alarm NW, v5.0

Review: Tablus Content Alarm NW, v5.0

Tablus Content Alarm is a network-based tool that inspects data as it passes, and then performs appropriate actions in accordance with policies.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 23 2007 3:10PM Security
Review: Intelligent Wave CWAT, v3.1a

Review: Intelligent Wave CWAT, v3.1a

CWAT (cybercrime, warning, alert, termination, pronounced see-wat) is an extremely comprehensive insider threat management system. It is equally complicated to install and understand.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 22 2007 10:29AM Security
Review: Oakley Networks SureView, v5.0

Review: Oakley Networks SureView, v5.0

Oakley Networks SureView appliance offers very complete extrusion prevention with a twist. Along with the usual event reports, the appliance can replay the actual event, including pre-encryption data. As an investigative tool, this capability is unsurpassed by any other product feature we’ve seen.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 14 2007 3:38PM Security
Review: Tumbleweed MailGate V3.5

Review: Tumbleweed MailGate V3.5

This product is a whole lot more than a data leakage prevention tool. It is an entire email gateway that manages email transiting the enterprise’s perimeter.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 12 2007 1:57PM Security
Review: Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3

Review: Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3

This product incorporates both email encryption and a slimmed down version of a full content security manager.
Peter Stephenson, Nov 2 2007 11:13AM Security
Moving data securely requires a good tool kit

Moving data securely requires a good tool kit

For decades we have fussed around with how we describe our profession. It started with “data security,” evolved to “computer security,” and then took off in several directions.
Peter Stephenson, Oct 25 2007 10:49AM Security
Review: M2SYS Bio-Plugin 6.0

Review: M2SYS Bio-Plugin 6.0

Bio-Plugin from M2SYS is similar to a software development kit (SDK) with the exception that most of the work is done for the developer in advance.
Peter Stephenson, Oct 22 2007 3:44PM Security
Review: FingerPIN Matchlogon with FIngerPIN

Review: FingerPIN Matchlogon with FIngerPIN

The Matchlogon with FingerPIN system incorporates some nice features and functionality for deploying biometrics into an existing environment. The user enters a specific fingerprint sequence during enrollment and can use that sequence to logon to the workstation.
Peter Stephenson, Oct 17 2007 2:55PM Security
Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper

Review: Clearswift MIMEsweeper

MIMESweeper has been around for a long time. Available in four configurations to support up to a maximum of 3,000 users, the appliance has a moderate level of features. This makes it suitable for small and medium-sized organisations only.
Peter Stephenson, Mar 5 2007 5:00AM Security
Sometimes, things just work

Sometimes, things just work

I write a group review in this magazine just about every month. As you might imagine, we get a lot of argument about some of our reviews that didn't live up to the expectations of the PR people. That certainly was not the case recently with a product from Top Layer that we reviewed. We did not cover the product with glory, although it was a good product. It was one of those that we liked, but perhaps not quite as much as we liked something else. It happens.
Peter Stephenson, Aug 7 2006 8:39PM Security
Infosec is complex. Get over it

Infosec is complex. Get over it

When does theory become practice? Should information security practitioners be concerned about theory?
Peter Stephenson, Apr 18 2005 12:42PM Security

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