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This is a serious log analysis tool. It covers all the bases you need to cover for network forensics. The appliance contains all the features you would expect in a SIEM solution, plus the ones you need for managing log evidence. This package from 8e6 Technologies offers high flexibility for the large enterprise. The bundle consists of the R3000, the Enterprise Reporter and the Threat Analysis Reporter. The SecurityQA Toolbar from iSEC Partners is a browser-based add-in for Internet Explorer that is used to perform web-application vulnerability testing directly within the browser environment. Fortify Source Code Analysis Suite 4.5 performs static source code analysis. Various languages and architectures including ASP.NET, C/C++, C#, Java, JSP, PL/SQL, T-SQL, XML, VB.NET and other.NET languages are supported. Cenzic Hailstorm Enterprise ARC (Application Risk Controller) 5.5 is a centrally managed web-application assessment product. It consists of a web-based dashboard and a separate, stand-alone desktop application component for customising projects, scan settings and policies. A new Hall of Fame, more than 300 vendors and expert advice on the burning issues of the day are certain to attract more visitors than ever. SonicWall comes back this year with a new appliance which we have not seen before. The E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) E6500 is designed with the large enterprise in mind. This product features not only an advanced application firewall and a VPN, it also includes a full threat-protection suite. Fortinet’s FortiGate is another product that has not changed much since we last saw it. This device focuses on three layers of protection: first is a firewall and VPN; the second layer is IPS/IDS; and the final layer is securing content from viruses and spyware, web filtering and IM and P2P blocking. Clearswift's MIMEsweeper appliance takes web content management to the next level. This device is loaded with features way beyond the usual web filter. When most people think of Vasco they think of strong authentication. The aXs Guard Authentication and Internet Security Appliance takes the company’s strong authentication expertise one step further and combines it with a fully functional UTM. AirMagnet Enterprise delivers active full-time protection against the entire spectrum of wireless threats such as denial-of-service attacks, MAC spoofing, fragmentation attacks and other types of wireless hacking and reconnaissance tools. Threats can be traced, located and blocked, and the results saved for analysis. AirDefense Enterprise provides protection against wireless threats, policy compliance and performance monitoring, troubleshooting and location tracking in an appliance that is scalable for most size organisations. ZENworks Endpoint Security Management (ESM) v3.5 provides a centrally managed endpoint security product that controls and manages wireless connectivity. The ESM offers complete control over all wireless connectivity within an organisation. SC Magazine has announced the finalists for the 2008 SC Awards. The awards presentation dinner will be held April 8, 2008, in San Francisco, Calif. The offering from ZyXEL is an appliance-based offering that runs on a 1U rack mounted device. Code Green Networks CI-1500 Content Inspection Appliance, v4 is a good middle of the road extrusion detection appliance. The solution from SonicWALL is an appliance-based offering which runs on a 1U rack mounted device. The PRO 4100 provides 10 Ethernet gigabit interfaces, which can be separately addressed and configured. The SonicWall SSL-VPN 4000 is an appliance-based offering that uses a browser-based client known as NetExtender. The NetExtender client allows all applications to be passed through the SSL-VPN tunnel. F5's appliance uses a browser client that installs and runs in a similar way to an IPSEC client, allowing the user access to the entire network or a subset of it once the client is installed. The Billion Electrical Co. BiGuard S10 is an appliance-based offering. The feature set is extensive and the SSL VPN provides access to many types of common applications, including Microsoft File Shares, Remote Desktop, VNC sessions, FTP, Telnet, SSH, as well as HTTP and HTTPS access to internal sites.