Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Face-Off: Is Security Market Consolidation a Plague or Progress"
This article is part of the March 2008 issue of Reviews of six top Web application firewalls
Marcus Ranum Point You did your research and comparisons, and convinced your boss you'd found the right product to suit your company's needs. You invested hours in evaluation and testing before making the purchase, not to mention the days spent fielding it, learning its intricacies, and configuring and tuning it. Then comes the email informing you of an announcement that your chosen product/vendor had just been acquired by an industry giant and the product was going to be offered bundled with the giant's "complete, enterprise solution." You'd be happy except for the fact that most of the other products in the bundle are lousy, and the industry giant has had a history of discontinuing good products, apparently at random, or putting them in maintenance-only mode so they quickly become obsolete also-rans. Sound familiar? Welcome to the downside of consolidation! It's living proof that bigger is not always better and that capitalism exists to serve businesses' profit margins, not the customer. Practically every one of us who works in the security industry has ... Access >>>
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Case Study: Company deploys full disk encryption policy on laptops
One billion-dollar company isn't taking chances with data stored on its laptops. It deployed full disk encryption on every machine, an increasingly popular security strategy.
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SonicWALL NSA E5500 product review
Product review of SonicWALL NSA E5500 security tool basic and advanced firewall features, setup, pricing, VPN and wireless security.
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Novell's Sentinel 6.0 product review
In this product review of Novell's Sentinel 6.0, an addition to the SIEM market, learn about cost, setup, OS support, configuration and management.
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Klocwork Insight Tool Dynamically Tests Security of Applications
Klocwork Insight tool sandbox technology allows developers to test code and security of applications while remaining insulated from the rest of the code.
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Case Study: Company deploys full disk encryption policy on laptops
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Security Services: TraceSecurity Risk Manager
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Product review: Palo Alto Networks PA-4050
NETWORK FIREWALL
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Imperva SecureSphere Database Gateway product review
Imperva's SecureSphere Database Gateway is evaluated for its installation and configuration, management and monitoring, vulnerability assessment and reporting capabilities.
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Security Learning its Role in E-Discovery
Security teams are learning their crucial role in processing e-discovery requests.
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Comparative Product Review: Six Web Application Firewalls
No longer can security managers focus only on perimeter and host security. The application has become the prime target for hackers. We review six leading Web application firewalls from Barracuda, Bee Ware, Breach Security, Citrix, F5 and Imperva that help deliver your critical apps securely.
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Security Services: TraceSecurity Risk Manager
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Columns
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Face-Off: Is Security Market Consolidation a Plague or Progress
Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum debate the impact of market consolidation on information security.
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Interview with Macbook Hacker Dino Dai Zovi
PING: Dino Dai Zovi
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E-Discovery Compliance Requires Security Pros to Think As Lawyers Do
Perspectives: Think Like a Lawyer
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Researcher Puts Quantitative Measurement on Information Security Threats
Editor's Desk: Score One for Threats
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Face-Off: Is Security Market Consolidation a Plague or Progress
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