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Creating a greener footprint

Creating a greener footprint

There’s never been a better time to go green.
Sheryle Moon Sep 25 2007 4:43PM Hardware
Review: eSoft ThreatWall

Review: eSoft ThreatWall

The eSoft ThreatWall is an appliance-based offering that provides SMTP mail filtering and also web traffic filtering. ThreatWall can be installed in transparent mode, which allows the device to sit inline with the mail server.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2007 12:13PM Security
Taking the pain out of selecting a NAC vendor

Taking the pain out of selecting a NAC vendor

Controlling risk on a large network can be a daunting task, which is why it is no surprise that there are a maze of solutions for the problem, albeit with extremely divergent approaches and underlying philosophies.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 24 2007 10:31AM Security
Review: Typhon

Review: Typhon

NGS Software Typhon is more of a traditional network vulnerability assessment tool with some application intelligence built in. The utility was able to locate FTP-based vulnerabilities on our test system, but had difficulties with web assessment.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 24 2007 12:00AM Security
Patch Management: Prioritise before you mend

Patch Management: Prioritise before you mend

Time is critical when it comes to patches, so make sure you don't miss out on any critical releases.
Ken Munro Sep 21 2007 2:35PM Security
Review: IPS 5500-150E v 5.12

Review: IPS 5500-150E v 5.12

The Top Layer IPS offers good protection features. This product includes what Top Layer calls Three Dimensional Protection.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 21 2007 12:00AM Security
Review: NitroGuard IPS

Review: NitroGuard IPS

The NitroGuard IPS is part of the NitroView suite of products available from NitroSecurity. It is one of a handful of IPS products that allows detailed analysis of captured events.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 20 2007 12:00AM Security
The illusion of accuracy

The illusion of accuracy

Don't take log files as absolute truth. They're only as reliable as the systems that generated them.
Nick Barron Sep 19 2007 3:44PM Security
Review: Active Protection Software 3.0

Review: Active Protection Software 3.0

This software-only product can be deployed as an inline IDS, inline IPS, or deployed off of a tap. Additionally, it can provide detailed threat and asset correlation using its comprehensive surrounding asset knowledge module (SAK).
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 18 2007 12:00AM Security
Intelligence: Ten wise men

Intelligence: Ten wise men

Recent high-profile security breaches are making it harder to separate the key issues from the hype. Barry Mansfield asks top experts for their advice.
Barry Mansfield Sep 17 2007 3:05PM Security
Review: Interceptor 1000

Review: Interceptor 1000

The Reflex Interceptor 1000 is an IPS with a twist. This appliance not only has a highly capable IPS with protection for such vectors as intrusions, malicious content, DoS, and anomalies, but it also can be equipped with gateway virus protection and many other features.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 17 2007 12:00AM Security
<i>Italian Job:</i> The launch of a new attack

Italian Job: The launch of a new attack

The 'Italian Job' attack was the first large scale use of a Web-based attack, and it was duplicated only a few days later.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2007 5:06PM Security
Review: Fortify Source Code Analysis

Review: Fortify Source Code Analysis

The Fortify offering is a software-based solution which is also a CASE (computer aided software engineering) utility. Any source code can be reviewed with the Source Code Analysis (SCA) suite.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 13 2007 4:44PM Security
Review: AppDetectivePro

Review: AppDetectivePro

AppDetectivePro primarily looks for security holes inside of a number of popular database servers. The user interface makes it easy to determine which steps of the scan should be performed next.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Sep 13 2007 4:43PM Security
JavaScript hijacking - a new vulnerability

JavaScript hijacking - a new vulnerability

A new vulnerability, termed JavaScript hijacking, was recently identified that specifically affects the rich, interactive interfaces typically associated with Ajax and Web 2.0 applications.
Jacob West, Sep 13 2007 7:19AM Security
How the IT department can prep for the courtroom

How the IT department can prep for the courtroom

There has been a steady increase in corporate litigation over the past decade, and those legal proceedings are having an unforeseen impact on IT managers. This trend has been accelerated by the recent changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP).
Greg Lawn, Sep 12 2007 3:39PM Security
Hot or not: The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) unveils updated common vulnerability scoring system

Hot or not: The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) unveils updated common vulnerability scoring system

The new scoring system promises to make it easier for security managers and the IT industry to better measure the real-world risks associated with software flaws.
Amol Sarwate, Sep 11 2007 3:03PM Security
Weighing the options for securing back-up data

Weighing the options for securing back-up data

With the looming threats of publicly exposed personal data breaches, mishandled confidential partner information and lost intellectual property assets, an increasing number of enterprises are investigating options for securing data stored on both tape- and disk-based media.
Greg Farris, Sep 10 2007 3:03PM Security
How many errors are OK?

How many errors are OK?

Intel's latest processor has triggered a debate about the reliability of hardware. Where do you stand?
Nick Barron, Sep 4 2007 1:07PM Security
Network administrator: Between a rock and a hard place

Network administrator: Between a rock and a hard place

As a Network or Systems Administrator, you must feel lately that you're between a rock and a hard place.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2007 7:33AM Security

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