Features
Product section: SC Lab takes a look at email content filtering, policy management products
The theme in the labs this month was policy, policy and more policy. Lab manager Mike Stephenson looked at email content filtering, which depends on policies for its success, while reviewer Justin Peltier evaluated policy management products. In these two areas, policy determines success, but the two views are quite different.
Mar 14 2007 7:17PM
Security
Six simple steps to managing privileged passwords
One of today's biggest IT headaches is managing privileged passwords, the super-powerful codes such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device, as well as embedded passwords found in applications and scripts.
Mar 13 2007 4:00PM
Security
Mobile security: Tips and tricks to protect business from threats
Anyone that’s ever had the less-than-pleasant experience of being cooped up in a cab with a taxi driver intent on educating you about the state of the world will surely tell you that when it comes to useful insights and analysis, cab drivers are not the best place to turn.
Mar 12 2007 11:41AM
Security
Review: AEP Networks SmartGate
AEP Networks’ SmartGate was the most unique solution we tested. This product is a secure authentication proxy that runs at the application level of the OSI model. The product is similar to a typical SSL VPN, but with added authentication components that make the user’s authentication tunnel more secure.
Mar 5 2007 12:00AM
Security
Review: SurfControl Web Filter
SurfControl is, arguably, the granddaddy of the web content filtering class. Supplied as software, this product requires its own server platform running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and SQLServer. Its straightforward drag-and-drop rules engine makes policy creation easy. However, deployment, setup, and configuration were a bit more demanding than for similar products.
Mar 5 2007 12:00AM
Security
