Features
Review: McAfee's Secure Internet Gateway
A strong feature set makes McAfee’s Security Internet Gateway (SIG) a heavy hitter in any organisation’s architecture. The SIG provides anti-virus scanning against all protocols, while anti-spyware scanning blocks potentially harmful spyware, cookies and adware from getting on to the network.
Mar 26 2008 4:09PM
Security
Guest column: What ISPs need to consider when it comes to Web filtering
As the evolving Web makes managing appropriate surfing and bandwidth use more difficult, it also introduces new security threats that filtering may be uniquely well suited to address. However, the Web content security role makes inaccurate site rating, poor coverage, and delayed rating of new URLs even more costly.
Mar 25 2008 11:11AM
Security
Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence
The national telecommunications industry has experienced some strife in recent days. Weighed down by regulatory issues to do with a once-government-owned incumbent copper network, international comparisons of Australian broadband pricing and availability have proved to be embarrassing at best.
Mar 19 2008 2:17PM
Hardware
Changes to information security regulation in US health industry
With California's data breach notification law now being extended to cover health care organisations, businesses in this space must pay closer attention to how the personal health information entrusted to their care is safeguarded.
Mar 19 2008 1:45PM
Security
Review: IBM's Proventia Network MX1004
We must say that in our ever-evolving world of technology, size really does not matter. This appliance is hardly bigger than a home router, but it packs some big features. The IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security (MFS) MX1004 includes a firewall and IPS as well as functionality to catch viruses, spam and phishing at the gateway. This little box also includes a VPN and a web content filter.
Mar 14 2008 4:08PM
Security
Security vs. privacy
Does anyone today really believe that they can keep their personal information entirely confidential? While some people have personal preferences about how much personal information they are forced to reveal, to function within society requires some exposure of such information.
Mar 14 2008 3:22PM
Security
Review: DeepNines i Trust Security Platform
DeepNines’ Security Edge Platform (SEP) takes a new look at UTM. This device does not become the gateway, but instead works with an existing firewall and sits between the internet and the perimeter to stop attacks before they can hit the firewall.
Mar 13 2008 3:17PM
Security
Interview: Philippe Courtot, CEO of Qualys
The Qualys CEO firmly believes the internet has taken over from software -which is why Bill Gates is in trouble. Philippe Courtot, without any obvious irony, describes himself as a "child of the internet". Unusual for a chief executive but, as this interview progresses, it becomes clear that the 61-year-old sees himself as a most unusual CEO. He is referring to his time spent at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, where he witnessed the birth of the web under the aegis of Tim Berners-Lee.
Mar 13 2008 1:23PM
Security
Hot or Not: Vista SP1 Scheduled For Widespread Release
It's been some time in the making, but Microsoft soon will make its first service pack for Vista widely available. While the final version started shipping to manufacturers earlier this month, Microsoft says it's making some final tweaks to its distribution channels before general availability in a few weeks. So what can we expect?
Mar 12 2008 3:48PM
Security
