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Review: ComputracePlus

Review: ComputracePlus

Having a laptop stolen can be stressful and demoralizing. But for many well-prepared, security conscious company executives it needn't be. ComputracePlus is an asset tracking software solution that can help to ease the problems associated with this type of loss, it can put control into the hands of the law enforcement officers that are assigned to your case and aid a swifter recovery. There is a high incidence of internal thefts reported with no way of catching the people responsible. But if employees also know that all equipment owned by their employers is easily traced through a solution such as ComputracePlus, many thefts might not occur.

Jayne Parkhouse Nov 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: GoToMyPC

Review: GoToMyPC

GoToMyPC takes a radically different approach to remote access. Instead of requiring users to dial into the host PC, the host PC maintains a passive out bound only link with GoToMyPC's servers.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Proxy

Review: Proxy

Proxy is less of a remote access package and more of a remote support application, but going significantly beyond the feature set of other products.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: RealVNC

Review: RealVNC

Originally developed as a freeware project within AT&T, VNC - short for virtual network computing - now has several freeware variants.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: RemotelyAnywhere

Review: RemotelyAnywhere

RemotelyAnywhere is a relatively late arrival to the remote access software landscape. Despite this, the package is arguably the most complex currently available on the market, offering the IT professional full access to a remote machine's facilities, even allowing a full reboot on the fly.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Timbuktu Pro

Review: Timbuktu Pro

Timbuktu Pro, which is available in both Mac and Windows, is clearly aimed at Mac users. The PC version, while functionally similar to the Mac edition, appears to be something of an afterthought, since functionality is limited.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: TridiaVNC Pro

Review: TridiaVNC Pro

 

Whilst RealVNC is freeware and a very basic remote access package with minimal security, TridiaVNC Pro shows what can be done with open source software.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Boingo Wireless

Review: Boingo Wireless

Boingo uses a similar network aggregation model seen on ISP networks from the likes of iPass and GRIC. But it goes further with its business model, collecting and distributing usage revenues amongst the various network operators whose Wi-Fi hotspots it uses.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: BT OpenZone

Review: BT OpenZone

Since our last look at this product in June 2002, BT has completed roaming arrangements with several other networks and now has quite a healthy coverage of most major cities in the U.K.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: iPassConnect 3.0

Review: iPassConnect 3.0

Like the GRIC service reviewed elsewhere, iPass acts an intermediary/facilitator for internet service roaming. Unlike GRIC, which primarily serves consumers, iPass is more tailored for the enterprise.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Net2Roam Service - GRIC

Review: Net2Roam Service - GRIC

Like iPass, GRIC is one of the world's two major internet roaming facilitators, with services aimed at both business and consumer users.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: pc Anywhere

Review: pc Anywhere

Now in version 11, pcAnywhere is one of the longest-running remote access applications for the PC. We can remember using an early DOS edition in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: A collection of open source software

Review: A collection of open source software

As an alternative to costly proprietary tools, we sourced a variety of open source software, with the goal of emulating as much of the feature-sets offered by closed source products, such as EnCase and ProDiscover.

Jon Tullett Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Win Tasks 4 Professional

Review: Win Tasks 4 Professional

Unlike the data acquisition tools here, WinTasks is intended to give administrators a view of the running state of a system, helping to identify and track malicious activity.

Jon Tullett Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: EnCase Forensic Edition

Review: EnCase Forensic Edition

EnCase from Guid-ance Software has been at the vanguard of forensics software for some time - and with good reason.
Now in version 4.14, the solution is a powerful ­ collection of correlation and analysis tools, designed to make the forensic investigator's job as easy as possible.

Jon Tullett Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Swisscom Eurospot

Review: Swisscom Eurospot

Known as Megabeam until late last year, Swisscom Eurospot is able to offer service at more than 1,100 venues.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: The Cloud

Review: The Cloud

The Cloud, a division of Inspired Broadcast Networks, is something of a low profile public Wi-Fi network, preferring to stay in the background as a wholesale wireless network operator.
When the service was launched earlier this year, the company offered access through two options, pay-as-you-use sessions from a variety of outlets, or through third parties, such as BT OpenZone, whose users can now roam seamlessly onto The Cloud's network.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: Wayport

Review: Wayport

Wayport has been something of a pioneer for road warriors, offering telephone-enabled cubicles - known as Laptop Lanes - at major airports across the U.S.

Steve Gold Oct 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: U.are.U Pro for Active Directory

Review: U.are.U Pro for Active Directory

The U.are.U Pro for Active Directory from Digital Persona is, as its name suggests, a product to bring biometric identity verification to a Windows Active Directory environment (including Windows Server 2003). It may be fully integrated at server level or used on a standalone workstation.

Julian Ashbourn Sep 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: SEA Tsunami

Review: SEA Tsunami

Now in version 3.6, the Tsunami VPN appliance sports a simpler management interface and new tools for managing access rules, as well as the ability to send password expiration warnings to remote users who authenticate against NT domains.

René Millman Sep 1 2003 12:00AM Security

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