Cameron Sturdevant

Sendmail—maker of the commercial version of the open-source sendmail—announced last month that it will support any widely supported authentication scheme in an effort to thwart the growing problem of spam and e-mail fraud. This includes Yahoos newly minted DomainKeys and Microsofts recently announced Caller ID for Email. The authentication train is about to leave the […]

Major announcements at the RSA Conference here last week—in addition to recent anti-spam technology advances—mark the beginning of the end of spam as we know it. At the conference, Microsoft Corp. introduced its CSRI (Coordinated Spam Reduction Initiative), and Sendmail Inc. announced broad support of SMTP identification schemes. Other anti-spam initiatives have moved ahead in […]

Craig Hunts book “Sendmail Cookbook,” published in December by OReilly & Associates, should help harried system administrators using the sendmail application to handle e-mail. “Sendmail Cookbook” (408 pages, $49.95) is not a primer for sendmail beginners nor a tome for experts. Rather, its a handy self-help manual filled with stand-alone “recipes” covering everything from controlling […]

In acquiring Novadigm and Consera Software this month, Hewlett-Packard continued a buying spree that has brought a number of small companies under its corporate umbrella. The purpose of the acquisitions is to enrich HPs OpenView enterprise management platform, which is an integral part of the companys Adaptive Enterprise strategy. Enterprise management, once freighted with legions […]

If Alterpoint Inc.s DeviceAuthority Suite, Rendition Networks Inc.s TrueControl 3.0 and Tripwire Inc.s Tripwire for Network Devices 3.0 are any indication, the latest wave of tools for managing network device configuration will help IT managers cut operational costs and smooth audits to meet security requirements. Click here to read the full review of TND 3.0. […]

If Alterpoint Inc.s DeviceAuthority Suite, Rendition Networks Inc.s TrueControl 3.0 and Tripwire Inc.s Tripwire for Network Devices 3.0 are any indication, the latest wave of tools for managing network device configuration will help IT managers cut operational costs and smooth audits to meet security requirements. Click here to read the full review of TrueControl 3.0. […]

If Alterpoint Inc.s DeviceAuthority Suite, Rendition Networks Inc.s TrueControl 3.0 and Tripwire Inc.s Tripwire for Network Devices 3.0 are any indication, the latest wave of tools for managing network device configuration will help IT managers cut operational costs and smooth audits to meet security requirements. Click here to read the full review of AlterPoints DeviceAuthority […]

Network-based intrusion prevention systems are coming into bloom. This is good news for IT professionals, who should consider deploying them in addition to—not instead of—deep-inspection firewalls, particularly if their companies have many remote users. Because corporations today rely almost exclusively on the Internet and TCP/IP to communicate, they are subject to a range of assaults, […]

Although its a tiny package, barely the size of a sandwich, CyberGuards SnapGear SME575 VPN/firewall/IDS turned in an impressive performance during my tests at eWEEK Labs. I used the SME575, which started shipping last month at an affordable $949, to protect a segment of my test network that was directly connected to the Internet. I […]

The CAN-SPAM act was designed to curb offensive, misleading and costly bulk e-mail. However, the legislation will likely create big problems for well-meaning companies whose business model includes wide distribution of e-mail. Staying on the right side of the CAN-SPAM Act requires the implementation of data management techniques that collect and maintain opt-out lists. The […]