management
Product section: SC Lab takes a look at email content filtering, policy management products
The theme in the labs this month was policy, policy and more policy. Lab manager Mike Stephenson looked at email content filtering, which depends on policies for its success, while reviewer Justin Peltier evaluated policy management products. In these two areas, policy determines success, but the two views are quite different.
Mar 14 2007 7:17PM
Security
Review: AEP Networks SmartGate
AEP Networks’ SmartGate was the most unique solution we tested. This product is a secure authentication proxy that runs at the application level of the OSI model. The product is similar to a typical SSL VPN, but with added authentication components that make the user’s authentication tunnel more secure.
Mar 5 2007 12:00AM
Security
Review: M-Tech ID Synch and P Synch
M-Tech ID Synch and P Synch are two companion programs that are available to perform identity management. The ID Synch package performs most of the identity management tasks including provisioning, workflow creation, distributed administration and reporting.
Feb 26 2007 12:00AM
Security
Review: SealedMedia E-DRM
SealedMedia is a client/server implementation with four components. A license server manages what the company calls a classification-based rights model; a management website offers provisioning for users, rights model management and documentation; and a management console is used for administration. The final part is the desktop, the user's tool for sealing documents.
Jan 8 2007 12:00AM
Security
Review: Tenable Security Center
The Tenable Security Center has massive capability wrapped in a single, easy-to-navigate interface. While the overall use of the application is fairly intuitive, once users explore more deeply, they may find that it becomes complex and intricate. This allows for great flexibility, but also requires some time of using the product and learning how to maximize its capability for the specific environment.
Dec 18 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: TriGeo SIM
From the time it is plugged in, all the way through day-to-day management, TriGeo SIM is simple to use. The appliance comes with many rule sets already preconfigured for most security situations, while setting rules for specific environments is made easy by the Rule Builder. This tool uses different modules with rule parts that you just drag and drop into the right place and the rule is created. Filters also are easy to configure using the same process. The main console interface is simple and intuitive to navigate as well.
Dec 18 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: ID-Certify
We now find ourselves in a world of regulatory compliance. It didn't use to be that way, but it is a fact of life we cannot ignore. In a sense, it is good for us who administer and manage IT systems as it forces us to adopt responsible practices, especially around access control.
Dec 11 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: Solsoft Policy Server 7
Within any sizeable network, the issues around maintaining known configurations from a security perspective can become problematic. Similarly, maintaining a compliant infrastructure, together with its attendant processes, can represent quite a challenge. Add to this the requirements for change control, access control and other factors, and one can readily appreciate that this challenge can become significant in terms of both resource and cost.
Dec 11 2006 12:00AM
Security
Laptop theft, data exposure the result of poor mobile security management
Hearing news about yet another lost or stolen laptop and exposure of personal information is almost like having seen too many horror flicks. Shock has shifted to disbelief - plus numb outrage at the apparent inability of corporations and government to protect our private personal data.
Dec 5 2006 11:00AM
Security
Patch management doesn't begin or end on Patch Tuesday
Many organisations appreciate the regularity of Patch Tuesday to better prepare and execute patch deployment. However, few organisations use the time prior to Patch Tuesday to efficiently prepare systems and people for rapid deployment.
Dec 5 2006 9:00AM
Security
EMC touts embedded content management module
Storage vendor targets OEMs.
Nov 22 2006 10:48AM
Storage
