Cameron Sturdevant

Both of the hardware-based appliances we evaluated included a lot more than just anti-spam capabilities because both come from companies with security roots that have grown into the anti-spam space. IronMail grew out of CipherTrusts work in providing firewall and intrusion detection for e-mail systems. The IronMail appliance is designed to withstand Internet-based attacks and […]

Brightmail Anti-Spam Enterprise Edition Version 5.0 is a high-profile spam blocker that uses a wide range of effective spam identification technologies, including proprietary blacklists, signatures and URL identification technology. Like nearly all the vendors that answered our request for proposal, Brightmail claims to be 95 to 96 percent effective at blocking spam, and our experience […]

Activestates PureMessage 4.0 takes a highly configurable approach to blocking spam. The optional Domain Administration tool would allow WiscNet much of the end-user and domain administration flexibility it craves, but the additional price would also include up to 1 hour per week of administration to tune the filter rules. Based on our work with WiscNet, […]

Foundstone Inc.s namesake Foundstone Enterprise 3.0.1 software packs enough punch for even the largest distributed networks, adding threat correlation to Windows host assessments that make shorter work of IT managers vulnerability assessment chores. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foundstone Enterprise 3.0.1 Using Foundstones updated distributed vulnerability assessment tool, IT managers can now correlate new threats and use customized […]

Blue Coat Systems Inc. is back in the web proxy business, and eWEEK Labs tests of the ProxySG 400 show that the hardware appliance is ready for even the toughest high-traffic enterprise networks. The hardware-based ProxySG (for Second Generation) 400 and the other members of the product line, including the ProxySG 800 and ProxySG 6000, […]

Its no secret that installing a wireless network creates security concerns. And its a no-brainer to recognize that network traffic carried over the air should be encrypted to prevent eavesdropping. But more is required, and a handful of vendors are stepping up to fill the void. VigilantMinds recently announced AirXone, an intrusion detection and prevention […]

With Trapeze Networks Inc.s WLAN Mobility System, IT administrators can plan, install and manage a wireless LAN much as they do a wire-line network. The result is a reasonably trouble-free exercise that provides predictable connectivity with manageable ongoing maintenance costs. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WLAN Mobility System Trapeze Networks WLAN Mobility System is a combination of hardware […]

Californias Financial Information Privacy Act, known as SB1, is about to send shock waves through IT shops everywhere. The bill was overwhelmingly passed in the California state legislature Aug. 19 and was signed by Gov. Gray Davis last week. With the coming of the new law, IT departments need to get to work closing off […]

Ixia last month acquired a perpetual license for NetIQs Chariot product line. This means Chariot, one of the best software-only traffic load generation and testing tools, will appear in Ixias Real World Traffic Suite. I have used both products over several years with good results, and many eWEEK reviews have used network traffic loads generated […]

Zone Labs Inc.s Integrity 4.0 end-point security system for Windows PCs is well worth adding to corporate computers. Zone Labs is well-known for its consumer-oriented products, but this version of Integrity builds on the ability of earlier versions to centrally manage policies and adds cooperative enforcement integration with Cisco Systems Inc., Nortel Networks Inc. and […]