Features
Review: Trend Micro IM Security
Trend Micro's IM Security suite is designed to sit on top of a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 machine already running Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005. From the offset we got the feeling that this suite was going to be bolted down pretty tight. For starters, to activate the product you need to log into Trend Micro's website and use your registration key to get an activation code.
Nov 22 2006 12:00AM
Security
Industry views: Who's stealing your brand name?
It has been estimated that there are US$50 billion of illegal counterfeit and gray market goods sold on the internet annually and with the amazing growth in popularity of online auction sites and business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, all indications are that this trend is going to get worse before it gets better.
Nov 21 2006 10:23PM
Security
Two become one: Making sense of storage and security convergence
The merging of two IT industries always leads to the formation of a new buzzword, followed by a period of furious head-scratching as to what exactly it means. Integrators and their customers are best advised to wait on the sidelines until the dust settles, standards are set and commodification, that harbinger of good value, arrives.
Nov 15 2006 10:46AM
Storage
Market heats up after feeding frenzy
In an industry swimming with fish of all sizes, 2006 will remembered as the year in which the storage predators went to lunch. After its multi-billion dollar purchase of industry leader RSA Security, EMC is looking like the cat that got the cream.
Nov 15 2006 10:43AM
Storage
How are businesses facing up to the compliance challenge?
As businesses try to get to grips with an ever growing list of regulations, could the legislators actually be doing them a favour? I fought the law, and the law won - wise words indeed from The Clash, and the logic is indisputable. However, in the world of business compliance, not everything is black and white: what does your business need to comply with, and how? Will the process be a hindrance or a business boon?
Nov 13 2006 1:31PM
Security
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
