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Features
Interview: Mike Maddison
Deloitte's corporate logo has a very deliberate green full stop at the end. It suggests that what the company offers is backed up by solid expertise and decades of experience and thought. Potential clients need look no further. This is the complete package. End of story.
Nov 9 2006 12:21PM
Security
Industry views: Encryption certainly not going anywhere
No one questions that email is universally adopted. It is in the mainstream. And despite the huge advantages of personal and corporate productivity, the open nature of the internet has made email vulnerable to interception and even alteration by malicious parties. As the risks to the privacy and security of email messaging have grown, so have efforts to protect it.
Nov 7 2006 8:15PM
Security
Clearing the hurdles to improved endpoint security
Today's workforce is more efficient than ever, utilising communications and storage devices that make the transfer of information fast and convenient. However, the time these tools save can be lost as a result of the data security risks the devices pose for the companies that use them.
Nov 2 2006 7:08PM
Security
Take a proactive approach to email security
Anti-spam and anti-virus are undeniable necessities, but today's threat landscape has changed, requiring multiple layers of security technologies to keep business-critical email flowing. Email security is more than simply anti-spam and anti-virus. It's time to put true preemptive protection in email security.
Nov 1 2006 8:55PM
Security
Review: FortiGate-500A-HD
Fortinet's FortiGate-500A-HD appliance is another 1U rack-mountable unit but, being half-depth, is smaller than some similar products. It's claim to fame is as a "multi-zone network protection solution." Fortinet says it enables organizations to segment networks into independent security "zones", each with unique access and security policies.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: GMS Instant Messaging
Gordano Message Suite is a stable of products that includes email, anti-spam, anti-virus, instant messenger and collaboration tools. We opted to install the full suite, but during installation we were able to pick and choose the applications we wanted.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: GTB Inspector 10.0
The GTB Inspector 10.0 is a different type of product from the others we looked at in this group test. While the other solutions, with one exception, focus on protecting documents at rest and in transit, GTB Technologies' offering is designed to prevent unauthorized outbound transmissions of confidential information in violation of the organization's corporate policies. This gives it a core capability of extrusion prevention as opposed to digital rights management in the traditional sense.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: secure2trust
This impressive E-DRM application is a desktop product in that it requires no server and instead attaches document rights to the individual document. We like this product, and, despite weak support, rate this our enterprise Best Buy. Interestingly, secure2trust can be deployed as either a simple desktop DRM application or as a full-blown E-DRM system using the server to manage the clients over a large, distributed enterprise.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: LM Document Control v6
Liquid Machines Document Control Version 6 is an enterprise-scale application that allows users to manage documents both on- and offline. The user develops a document, applies a policy to it and then makes the document available to collaborators.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Workshare Protect Enterprise
Workshare Protect Enterprise Suite is a big program for big organisations. It is a true large-scale extrusion prevention application. Successful deployment of this client/server application requires configuration of Microsoft Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server, as well as detailed knowledge of these platforms. However, once installed, it is easy to use and can be customised for many different conditions and controls.
Nov 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Infected MP3 players: Is your business at risk?
Two of the world's most recognised brands, McDonalds and Apple Computer were connected to unknowingly selling virus infected MP3 players, last month. What happened, how will it affect your business, and who’s to blame? Negar Salek investigates.
Oct 31 2006 1:25PM
Security
Hot or not: Wireless card attacks
The recent controversy at this year's Black Hat security conference highlighted a growing trend in vulnerability research and reporting — the inability of some to make a distinction between technically interesting, novelty attacks versus real threats.
Oct 24 2006 10:52PM
Security
Mobile security dialing up investment dollars
The mobile, wireless world in which we now live has created a shift in the focus of venture capital investments in security technology. Today's investors tend to target technology that directly protects people and information, a marked change from a few years ago when the focus was the protection of corporate computer systems as a whole.
Oct 24 2006 4:04PM
Security
Beyond patch management
During my recent conversations with industry analysts about evolving security threats, the issue of security settings has become a main topic of discussion. Initially, anti-virus was adequate enough to protect systems from outside threats, but it soon became a service with a continual addition of virus signatures.
Oct 16 2006 10:26PM
Security
Review: SEM3210
High Tower pre-configures all the equipment before it is shipped to the end-user, so when the appliance arrives there are just a few simple steps to complete before it is online and ready to go. We found this product to be quite simple to use, thanks to the intuitive user interface that includes an easy-to-read dashboard-type console. We were impressed by the clean look of all parts of the console. This product displays a lot of vital information in one place in a clear manner.
Oct 11 2006 12:00AM
Security
