September 2007 18 9 Issue of SCMagazine

September 2007 18 9 Issue of SCMagazine

SC Magazine - September 2007

Editorial

Could ID thieves take a bite out of Apple?

Apple Computer has been accused of exposing customers private details to the possibility of identity theft.

Update

Me and my job

John DeBenedette describes his job for SC Magazine.

Company News

The latest corporate IT security news.

Should we scrap the internet and start over from scratch?

This months debate: Should we scrap the internet and start over from scratch?

News Briefs

A collection of the latest IT security news.

2 minutes on

Google takes on Microsoft

Google rationalized its $625 million acquisition of on-demand messaging security and archiving provider Postini as a signal it is committed to bringing secure hosted applications ...

Opinion

Getting ready for a new academic year

As we in academe prepare for a school year, we look forward to our bright and shiny first-year students ready to code another set of ...

The not so secure PDA

The Gartner Group predicted that malware would be crippling PDAs by the end of 2001.

CSO's desk

How to make training an incentive for employees to stick around

A colleague was lamenting the other day that she had just lost another one of her best security engineers, someone she had been training and ...

Letters

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Features

Moving data securely requires a good tool kit

For decades we have fussed around with how we describe our profession. It started with data security, evolved to computer security, and then took off ...

Home field advantage: The Detroit Tigers and Lancope

During last year's winning season, baseball's Detroit Tigers got proactive in defending their IT security network, reports Dan Kaplan.

Taking the pain out of selecting a NAC vendor

Selecting the right NAC vendor can be an arduous process. Ericka Chickowski examines the necessary decisions.

Not the same old SOX

Depending on who you ask, the five-year old Sarbanes-Oxley Act is either a costly failure or a stroke of genius, reports Dan Kaplan.

Is FISMA fixable?

Many federal agencies receive poor grades on their IT security, but there are steps being taken to improve, reports Frank Washkuch Jr.

The SIM solution

The value to Kelly Services of a newly deployed SIM tool goes beyond securing its staff and customer data, reports Jim Carr.

Last Word

Best practices for todays CSO

By aggregating information, executives can ease regulatory burdens, says Pravin Kothari.

Product Reviews

eSoft ThreatWall

With medium-range costs, good features and ease to install and maintain, this product is rated Recommended.

CA Secure Content Manager

A very good all-around product with an easy-to-use interface and a superior logging/reporting mechanism.

CP Secure Content Security Gateway 2500

For a large enterprise looking to filter most traffic for malicious code and viruses, but don't necessarily need more URL content filtering, the Content Security ...

McAfee Secure Internet Gateway 3000

A good product for the price and administration will not tax overburdened IS/IT staff.

SmoothWall Corporate Guardian 6

Don't let the price of this product fool you - there are features aplenty, but configuration can be taxing on overburdened IT staffs.

Tumbleweed Communications Secure Messenger v6.3

A solid product with a lot of capability. We rate this one recommended.

Secured eMail Enterprise v3.2

Simple product for the user, but requires real administrative effort to maintain and deploy.

Entrust Entelligence Messaging Server

First-rate appliance in all respects.

Voltage SecureMail v3

A solid, high-performance tool with a bit of a high price tag and a challenging user interface.

Utimaco Software SafeGuard MailGateway v5.2

Interesting product that needs some work on management and policy development.

CenturionSoft CenturionMail v3.03

Nice product for individual use or for very small organizations, such as home business. Inadequate management capabilities for larger enterprises.

E-Lock Technologies S/MIME Toolkit

If you have a specialized application, this is the product for you as long as you can implement it and support it.

PGP Desktop Enterprise Email v9.6

A first rate product that fits into most environments cleanly. This product continues to set the standard for pure email security in an enterprise environment. ...

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