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Review: SecuriKey Authentication System Professional Version

Review: SecuriKey Authentication System Professional Version

The SecuriKey Authentication System (Professional Version 1.2) is a straightforward product which supplements a conventional password with a USB token key to provide two-factor authentication.

Julian Ashbourn Feb 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: RSA ACE/Server

Review: RSA ACE/Server

To many employees, the RSA SecurID tokens are a familiar sight, as is the procedure for logging in to a TCP/IP network using a onetime dynamic password technique embodied by this approach.

Julian Ashbourn Feb 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: eTrust Antivirus

Review: eTrust Antivirus

This software fared well enough in our tests, although some peculiarities raised a few warning signals. It installs easily, with separate AV and Exchange components, and an optional management interface. A reboot is required, after which mail scanning was switched off by default and had to be enabled.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: eSafe

Review: eSafe

Aladdin's eSafe did well enough and has some features that would be particularly useful during an outbreak, but performance was nothing special. Although eSafe is up to version 4 now, that version is purely appliance-oriented. The last version to support Exchange was 3.5, which the company still sells and supports (for now) despite its focus on moving away from that side of the business towards its Linux-based appliance version.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Hauri ViRobot

Review: Hauri ViRobot

In last year's anti-virus management group test, Hauri's product impressed us with a slick interface and strong set of features. In this test, first impressions were similar. Configuration was quick and easy and the interface excellent - limited options compared to other products, but ample for most users. No reboot was required and the software demanded confirmation that the empty admin password required was in fact correct.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Review: Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Kaspersky has come up trumps with very fast software with some neat features. Queuing the mail was just moments slower than the top runners with 49 minutes, but processing was fastest of the lot at 107, and it nearly tops the efficiency chart too, with 4,055 scanned.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Norman Virus Control

Review: Norman Virus Control

Norman delivered quick and efficient performance, with acceptable, but unexceptional, reporting. Installation required Norman Virus Control to be installed first, for the AV engine. No reboot was required and, if anything, a surprising lack of feedback resulted - the software just quietly went to work with the default server configuration.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Symantec AntiVirus

Review: Symantec AntiVirus

This test was a surprise, with performance and default settings letting Symantec down, although the presentation couldn't be better.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange

Review: ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange

Trend Micro offers a product that comes more or less in the middle of the charts throughout this test, doing nothing spectacularly well, but not making any major mistakes either.

Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: BitDefender

Review: BitDefender

Softwin's BitDefender looks and feels rather like an old-school anti-virus product, but its performance belies its exterior. The product integrates with Microsoft's VS-API for Exchange. Installing it required a restart.

Staff Writers Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Adhaero Doc

Review: Adhaero Doc

Adhaero Doc is not a general-purpose encryption product, but it uses encryption technology to secure Microsoft Office files throughout their lifecycle. It also integrates with Microsoft Outlook to provide the same protection to emails. It is best described as a digital rights management product.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Dekart Security Suite

Review: Dekart Security Suite

Dekart Security Suite comprises four separate applications that support all 32-bit versions of Windows and share the same two-factor authentication feature, which uses a PIN code and a USB token or smart card. You can use most third-party tokens and smart cards. Additionally, most types of Bio API and HA API compatible biometric verification devices are supported.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: DESlock+

Review: DESlock+

DESlock+ is designed to encrypt files, folders, email messages and email attachments. It uses a choice of 112-bit 3DES, 128-bit Blowfish or 128-bit AES encryption algorithms and works with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Encryption Plus Hard Disk

Review: Encryption Plus Hard Disk

Encryption Plus Hard Disk encrypts entire hard disks or selected partitions. Encryption of the OS files is optional. It also offers pre-boot authentication whether or not the operating system files are encrypted.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: FileAssurity OpenPGP

Review: FileAssurity OpenPGP

FileAssurity Open PGP is designed to be a low-cost alternative to PGP, while retaining full compatibility with PGP. With it, you can generate, import and export X.509 and PGP keys and it also supports encryption/decryption and digital signing/verifying of standard PGP files. Files or folders may be encrypted for storage or transmission by email. Bulk data encryption is carried out using 256-bit AES, with public-key-based Diffie-Hellman being used for session key exchange. RSA and DSS are used for digital signatures. Another feature is secure deletion according to U.S. government DOD 5220.22M. All 32-bit Windows platforms are supported.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: RSA SureFile

Review: RSA SureFile

RSA SureFile combines RSA's encryption technology alongside PKWARE's PKZIP to create an encryption product that also compresses files and folders to save space and bandwidth. Because encrypted files are generally fairly random looking, they are incompressible by hardware that may be part of a bandwidth-saving infrastructure. So, it is better to compress files before encryption, or optimize both processes within one product as RSA Security has done.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: SecureDoc

Review: SecureDoc

SecureDoc is a disk encryption product that codes the entire hard disk, including operating system files and boot sector. Therefore it provides authentication of the user before the computer even boots up. It can also be used to encrypt all types of removable drives and media, including Flash cards. Although it can be installed in a password-only single-user environment, it provides an upgrade path to full enterprise-wide PKI and two- and three-factor authentication, integrating with third-party tokens.

Geoff Marshall Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: AutoSafe

Review: AutoSafe

Transporting a laptop in a vehicle, it is often too easy to become careless and leave it in full view, inviting a smashed window, loss of expensive equipment and possibly months of work. There is no guarantee that thieves will not break into your car, so a mobile safe is a good investment.

Jayne Parkhouse Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: PC PhoneHome

Review: PC PhoneHome

PC PhoneHome differs from the other tracking solutions in that it does not require an annual subscription and is totally self sufficient, reporting not to a tracking center but to the laptop owner. This reduces the cost and ensures a user can pass information onto the law enforcement officer as quickly as it is received.

Jayne Parkhouse Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: zTrace Gold

Review: zTrace Gold

Even the most vigilant among us can still become victims of crime. But if the worst happens and a laptop is stolen, if it is protected and traceable then the stress involved should be much reduced.

Jayne Parkhouse Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security

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