Security Group Tests

Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing should be critical parts of all organizations’ security operations. Peter Stephenson puts some top assessment products through their paces The first email security management firms offered straightforward services for overworked admins. But the market is changing and these services will need to change with the times. Jon Tullett reports. Spam is far more than an irritation, it is costing businesses serious money. If your ISP’s filters are not quite enough, there are now products out there that will put you back in control. Ian Parsons reports Many believe that spyware is the biggest threat to an enterprise’s network, but how effective is the protection being offered in the marketplace? Christopher Moody examines a dozen products. Security information management tools should help consolidate information, communicate a clear picture of what is going on in an IT estate and provide an audit trail and reporting facilities. By Jon Tullett With enough funds, most organizations would opt for single, top-of-the-range security tools to tackle each type of threat, but multi-purpose devices are now offering a real alternative, as Rob Jaques discovers Large organizations expect in-depth security for their IT systems against the whole range of threats, but what is available for smaller enterprises? Rob Jaques finds the sector has definitely sharpened up its act If it’s tough to protect your network within the corporate environment, it’s even harder when your staff want to use their laptops outside. Peter Stephenson looks at products that claim to keep them secure Not long ago, these products were geared to extending specific applications to an enterprise's remote users. But Jon Tullett is pleasantly surprised at how vendors have rounded out their offerings More organizations are considering adding IM to their internal communication options, but are put off by the problem of security. Ian Parsons looks at what's on the market to put administrators' minds at ease Every company needs to know what's coming in and going out on the web, which is why we have web policies. But enforcing those policies requires flexibility and capability, discovers Christopher Moody Just having policies to conform to the increasing number of regulations is not enough – enterprises need to make sure policies are adhered to. Eric Doyle examines the policy management marketplace We all know the value of lightning-fast incident response. But as Jon Tullett reports, security teams must now not only detect and block attacks, but carefully gather and analyze potential prosecution evidence Antivirus software is easy to manage while it is a step ahead of the malware, but tackling outbreaks and managing patches to keep it up to date is not always so simple, as Ian Parsons discovers Catching malware and hackers means you need to do more than know what's going on – you need to act on that knowledge. Christopher Moody gets his hands dirty with a range of IPSs Enterprises have particular needs when it comes to firewalls, which meant doing a group test just for larger organizations. Christopher Moody wades through the product jungle to find the best around Collecting information about your enterprise's hardware and software assets – and getting quality reports – is more important than ever before. Julian Ashbourn assesses some products that can help Hardware and software firewall technology is developing fast, says Christopher Moody, as he finds out that these sophisticated guardians do more than protect your network or PC from the outside world. Rogue access points can blow your organization's security apart, but there are products out there that will not only find them out, but also offer integrated wireless management, says Peter Stephenson The vast quantity of email that flows through organizations is beginning to bog them down. One way out of this, says Ian Parsons, is to knock out junk and spam before it hits the desktop, using content filtering