Policy Management Reviews
Sep 2, 2008
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NetIQ's Secure Configuration Manager (SCM) is a combination of client server and web-based components to help organisations manage configurations of workstations and servers.
Aug 12, 2008
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BigFix Enterprise Suite (BES) 7 is a series of client server and web-based components designed to assist with workstation/server configuration and vulnerability management.
Aug 1, 2008
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ManageEngine DeviceExpert 5.1 is a web-based configuration and change management solution for network devices.
Jul 14, 2008
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Like the sky box in a sports stadium, Skybox SRM offers an overall view of everything.
Feb 5, 2007
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The ISS Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner is part of a larger security management system and, as such, shows its best performance as part of that suite. We tested the product outside of the Proventia suite and we do not recommend this approach. The network scanner requires, at minimum, MS SQLServer and ISS Site Protector to support it. If all you need is a vulnerability scanner, this is not your best bet.
Dec 11, 2006
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Within any sizeable network, the issues around maintaining known configurations from a security perspective can become problematic. Similarly, maintaining a compliant infrastructure, together with its attendant processes, can represent quite a challenge. Add to this the requirements for change control, access control and other factors, and one can readily appreciate that this challenge can become significant in terms of both resource and cost.
Dec 11, 2006
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We now find ourselves in a world of regulatory compliance. It didn't use to be that way, but it is a fact of life we cannot ignore. In a sense, it is good for us who administer and manage IT systems as it forces us to adopt responsible practices, especially around access control.
Oct 1, 2006
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There are many approaches one could take to securing the network, with equally many tools available for each aspect of security. However, if undertaken on a blow-by-blow basis, one can unwittingly construct quite a complex arrangement of tools and service, which, in turn, brings complexity to the administration and support of the task itself.
Oct 1, 2006
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There are many approaches to vulnerability scanning and intrusion detection, depending upon the scale of your enterprise and the lengths to which you wish to go. Security Center Lite offers a relatively low-cost introduction to such tasks for infrastructures with up to 100 network nodes. For larger organisations, Security Center Pro can support an unlimited number of network nodes.
Oct 1, 2006
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Centrify is a fairly young company, founded in 2004, but the problem its products seek to address goes back further than this. It is the perennial issue of providing an integrated and centralised approach to access control across disparate platforms, such as Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac. The issue is heightened by regulatory compliance obligations and associated audit requirements. Organisations with a large, mixed infrastructure can find themselves with a heavy workload in order to meet requirements in this context.
Oct 1, 2006
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The Global Command Center (GCC) from Secure Computing is a serious tool that will appeal to those with a large or complex network to administer and who seek a fine level of configuration and control.
Oct 1, 2006
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AirMagnet is unusual in that it specialises in protecting wireless LANs, a very pertinent capability given the proliferation of wireless devices in the enterprise and the security headaches this can bring. The company's approach is also quite novel in that specialist hardware-based sensors are deployed and networked back to a software-based management server.
Mar 1, 2006
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One of the regular complaints heard from enterprise network staff is how they often struggle to avoid drowning in log files. Threats against compliance, security and uptime are disclosed in event logs, but the staff’s good intentions for investigating those data points collides with the high costs of managing and researching the massive jumble. SenSage clears the way through logjams of enormous size, enabling users to quickly extract hard answers.
Feb 1, 2006
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BlackSpider’s services have performed well in our previous, more filtering-oriented tests. The company is focused on mail and web filtering, and unlike other services, it has no plans to offer long-term mail archival, claiming limited demand — surprising, but there are good arguments for separating email management from archiving.
Feb 1, 2006
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Clearswift is well-known for its MIMEsweeper filtering software, but entered two new markets in 2005. First, it introduced an appliance format of the product, and then launched a managed service with no fanfare.
Feb 1, 2006
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SoftScan services clients around the world, but while its support hours are European, 24x7 telephone support is available for a fee.
Jul 27, 2005
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Active Folders is an email search engine that looks for multiple attributes. It automates the manual task of finding unwanted attachments or abusive emails, or can be used to bring together all communications on a specific subject.
Jul 27, 2005
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This is a security and routing application for email systems. It protects them from spam, malware and DoS attacks, but its main feature is the ability to direct messaging traffic based on content, rather than the destination address.
Jul 27, 2005
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Policy Server appeared with the release of Acrobat 7 earlier this year. It builds substantially on the encryption and password security of past editions of Acrobat and provides control over how Acrobat PDF format documents are accessed.
Jul 27, 2005
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ECM started as a Windows inventory management tool, but has moved with the times. This release turns it into a systems policy management and compliance system for Windows, Solaris and Red Hat.