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NOVEMBER 2009
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Integrated change management reduces security risks

Metasploit Project acquisition ups ante for penetration testing market

Enterprises must treat Insider risk as they do external threats

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Schneier-Ranum Face-Off: Is antivirus dead?

Standards compliance does not equal sound information security risk management

Time is now for pandemic flu planning

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November 2007

ZENworks Endpoint Security Management 3.5 product review
Novell's ZENworks Endpoint Security Management 3.5 is evaluated on its configuration and management, policy control and reporting capabilities. It offers the ability to control applications, protocols and removable storage devices. It also delivers encryption to files and folders, and network access control to ensure protection levels are current.

Product review: LogLogic LX
Learn about LogLogic's LX event log management product installation, configuration and reporting features in this review.

Lumigent Audit DB 6.0 product review
Lumigent Audit DB 6.0 is evaluated on its configuration, installation, monitoring and reporting capabilities.

Product review: Workshare Professional 5
Workshare's Workshare Professional is a document lifecycle management platform that allows an organization to control where documents are sent, manages changes and provides audit capabilities. It also integrates with Microsoft Office 2007 but is tied to specific email platforms.

Product review: Paraben's P2 Enterprise Shuttle
Paraben's P2 Enterprise Shuttle

SIEM market, log management tools need a standardized log format
by Neil Roiter
Security information and event management (SIEM) systems and log management tools would benefit from standardized log formats.

Everdream 7.5 product review: Data encryption, malware protection
by Neil Roiter
In this product review, learn how Everdream 7.5 can improve your desktop security strategy with Everdream Software as a Service (SaaS), desktop data encryption and antimalware coverage features.
October 2007

Achieving Access Control with Symark PowerBroker 5.0
In this product review, discover everything you need to know about Symark PowerBroker 5.0, such as policy control, logging and reporting capabilities, configuration and management.

Device Management: Pointsec Protector software review
Pointsec Protector manages unsecured ports and endpoint devices while transparently delivering encryption, filtering content, enforcing policies and maintaining an audit trail, even when mobile devices are disconnected from the network.

BeyondTrust Privilege Manager 3.0 product review
BeyondTrust's Privilege Manager 3.0 addresses elevated user privileges through a Group Policy extension that allows organizations to control permissions for selected processes and applications.

SonicWALL TZ 180W firewall product review
SonicWALL TZ 180W is an effective firewall for small- and medium-size businesses with a subset of features that will appeal to network managers.

Guardium SQL Guard 6.0 product review
Guardium SQL Guard 6.0 is evaluated on its ability to monitor access to SQL databases. SQL Guard ensures a system of checks and balances between the security and database engineering teams.

Automated configuration management tools clean out redundant rules
by Neil Roiter
Change management becomes a tough challenge when implementing numerous firewalls.

Proofpoint On Demand Product Review
by Neil Roiter
In this product review, learn about Proofpoint On Demand antivirus and antispam features.
September 2007

HIPS
CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System

Intrusion Prevention: Stonesoft's SGI-2000S IPS
SGI-2000S IPS

Database Security: Oracle Database Vault
Oracle Database Vault

Malware Analysis
Norman SandBox Analyzer Pro

Virtualization
BufferZone Enterprise

SIM and NBA product combination is powerful
by Neil Roiter
The recent announcement that Mazu Networks, a provider of network-based analysis (NBA) tools, and eIQnetworks, a supplier of SIM products, underscores the trend towards convergence in the NBA and SIM markets. The value proposition is clear: two useful network/security data analysis tools in one integrated package.

At Your Service: Atlas Vigilar
by Neil Roiter
Vigilar's Atlas
July 2007

Endpoint Security: F-Secure's Client Security 7.0
F-Secure's Client Security 7.0

Antivirus: ESET's NOD32 Antivirus 2.7
ESET's NOD32 Antivirus 2.7

Unified Threat Management: Secure Computing's Sidewinder 2150 v7
Secure Computing's Sidewinder 2150 v7

Metasploit Framework 3.0 Product Review
In this product review, learn everything about the Metasploit Framework 3.0, a penetration testing tool for Linux and Windows platforms.

Encryption software vendors can expect challenge from hardware front
by Neil Roiter
Until now, the laptop encryption market has belonged to software vendors. Learn how all that has changed.

At Your Service: Veracode's SaaS-based application analysis
Veracode
June 2007

Product review: Identity Engines' Ignition Server
Identity Engines' Ignition Server manages access controls across disparate directory services platforms (Active Directory, LDAP, eDirectory) by consolidating them into a single user store.

Product review: RedSeal Systems' RedSeal Security Risk Manager
Red Seal Security Risk Manager allows security administrators to model and manage threats to corporate assets and networks. This product review looks at how the risk management tool rates in effectiveness, ease of setup, reporting and overall quality.

Product review: eEye Digital Security's Blink Professional 3.0
eEye Digital Security's Blink Professional 3.0 is a host-based multi-layered threat mitigation and intrusion prevention product for protecting Windows computers. This product reviews evalutes the software's effectiveness and management, policy control and reportinf features.

Product review: nCircle Configuration Compliance Manager
nCircle Configuration Compliance Manager brings policy compliance and secuirty management into one centralized software suite. It provides vulnerability scanning via third-party scanners such as Nessus. This product review rates the software's ease of installation, features and effectiveness.
May 2007

Viewpoint: What if you can't afford pen-testing?

FaceTime Communications' Internet Security Edition product review
In this product review, learn how FaceTime Internet Security Edition protects the enterprise from unauthorized use of applications such as instant messaging and VoIP. A hardened Linux rack-mounted appliance combined with a Windows-based server , the product catches malware, spyware and adware.

Code Green Networks' Content Inspection Appliance 1500 product review
Product review of Code Green's Content Inspection Appliance, a data protection tool to help detect sensitive information leaving the enterprise.

Product review: Watchfire's AppScan 7.0
Product review of Watchfire's AppScan 7.0, an application security testing tool for developers, quality assurance teams and penetration testers. The security product runs on Windows XP, Vista or 2003 Server.

Product review: Yoggie's Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro
Product review of PC security tool called Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro. A Linux-based USB device, the product serves as a firewall, VPN gateway and integrated antivirus/Web filter gateway.

Bit9 Parity product review for endpoint security
Product review of Bit9's Parity 3.5, a PC security tool designed to give enterprises control over what users can do on company computers and prevent executables in malware from running on desktops. Automatically installs SQL Server 2005 and Apache Web Server, which is used for remote administration.

Project Evros keeps laptops and data secure
by Neil Roiter
Project Evros is a 3G-enabled PCMCIA card from Alcatel-Lucent Ventures for laptop security. End user connectivity is controlled via 3G, WiFi or LAN VPN, depending on the circumstances.

Managed security services: Cybertrust's Managed Security Services
Cybertrust introduces a new service to help companies evaluate and prioritize security threats.

Recent Releases: Security product briefs, May 2007
Read about security products released in May 2007.

Events: Information security conferences for May 2007

Secure Reads: How to Cheat at Managing Information Security
Read a review of the book How to Cheat at Managing Information Security.
March 2007

Viewpoint: Creative patch management workarounds

Sun Microsystems' Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 Product Review
Product review of Sun Microsystems' Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 tool security features, configuration, setup and installation.

Risk Policy: Elemental Security Platform product review
In this review, get information and advice on Elemental Security Plaform (ESM) products, such as expenses and setup, configuration and compliance features.

DigitalPersona Workstation Pro and Server for Biometric Authentication
This review evaluates DigitalPersona Pro, a single sign-on (SSO) software suite that allows an enterprise to replace passwords with biometric fingerprint readers or provide dual-factor authentication.

Product review: e-DMZ Security's eGuardPost
This product review examines e-DMZ eGuardPost's capabilities that allow security managers to apply granular access controls to remote connections. The appliance also comes bundled with Security's Password Auto Repository (PAR), e-DMZ's flagship product, which securely stores and manages administrative passwords

Security product and tools news and releases: Trend Micro, Citrix
Get the latest news and releases on security tools and products for intrusion detection and protection, email and USB security. Get info on price, setup and installation.

Events: Information security conferences for March 2007
February 2007

HIPAA privacy records and guidelines: How to achieve compliance
Learn how to achieve compliance with HIPAA certification and learn to avoid and fix risks with password security, privacy regulations, records, guidelines.

Intrusion Prevention: Juniper Networks' ISG 2000 with IDP
Juniper Networks' ISG 2000 with IDP

Unified threat management: Fortinet's FortiGate 3600A
Fortinet's FortiGate 3600A

Vulnerability scanning review: PatchLink's PatchLink Update 6.3
PatchLink's PatchLink Update 6.3

Cyber-Ark Enterprise Password Vault 4.0 product review
Product review of Cyber-Ark Enterprise Password Vault, a password management and security tool that manages passwords and controls privileged accounts.

Endpoint Security: ScriptLogic's Desktop Authority 7.5
ScriptLogic's Desktop Authority 7.5

At Your Service: February 2007 managed security services news

New tools target ISPs to stop botnets
by Neil Roiter
Security vendors are bringing the botnet fight to ISPs and carriers.

Security system products latest releases: Archsight, Finjan, Sophos
Get information, such as price, features, protection and support, on the most recently released versions of security products, such as Archsight logger and Sophos Security Suite.

Events: Information security conferences for February 2007
January 2007

View Point

Core Security Technologies Core Impact 6.0 security tool review
In this product review, learn how Core Security Core Impact 6.0 tool can assist in ethical hacking a penetration testing, and get info on setup, reporting and management.

SonicWALL SSL VPN 4000 product review
In this product review of SonicWALL SSL VPN 4000 security tool and appliance get information on setup, pricing, configuration, installation, remote access and policy features.

UTM product review: WatchGuard Technologies' Firebox X 1250e
WatchGuard Technologies' Firebox X 1250e

Identity Management: Apere's IMAG 500
Apere's IMAG 500

At Your Service: January 2007 managed services security news

Recent Releases: Security product briefs, January 2007
Read about the security products that launched in January 2007.

Events: Information security conferences for January 2007




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