Frank J. Ohlhorst

Verdasys Risk Assessment Program The Verdasys Managed Service Risk Assessment Program begins with a questionnaire which gathers answers to key questions such as “Are users allowed to use Dropbox?” or “Are users allowed to email sensitive data to any known third parties?” The purpose of the questions is to determine if there are pre-existing policies […]

AUSTIN, Texas—With PC pricing and competition more cutthroat than ever, Dell executives are putting their faith behind diverse network, storage and security technology acquisitions and integration as the source of future growth and profits. Company executives participated in numerous round tables, interviews and presentations at the Dell World conference Dec. 12-13 to outline the company’s […]

Released this summer, Control Compliance Suite 11 from Symantec is aimed at helping enterprises manage the complex requirements set forth by governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management, a technology segment that has brought confusion and angst to those managing enterprise networks. Although the company has offered tools to help with GRC in the past, this […]

Here Is the Risk Manager Module The new “Risk Manager” Module offers a business view of risk. CCS11 Provides Customizable Dashboards With flexible views, users can drill down into risk by business unit, business process or other dynamic groups. The Suite Presents Rich Data Views With rich data from both Symantec and non-Symantec products, users […]

The Easy-to-Install m20 microAppliance PathView Cloud starts with a small appliance to monitor traffic. PathView Dashboard A GUI-based dashboard provides critical information at a glance. PathView Provides a Detailed Network Map PathView Cloud offers a map view that highlights connections, problems and issues. There Is Also a Geographical Connectivity Map A connectivity map based upon […]

PathView Cloud (PVC) from AppNeta brings sophisticated application and network performance management to most any business via a cloud implementation. In the past, performance management required expensive on-premise hardware and software to work effectively, which was often beyond the budget of small and midsized enterprises. PVC changes that condition by using a cloud-based platform and […]

Introduced Oct. 3, TraceCSO is the latest offering from TraceSecurity, a company that develops tools for security compliance reporting, network hardness validation and penetrations testing. With the aim of bringing greater automation to the security compliance process, TraceCSO combines penetration testing, asset monitoring, threat detection and a bevy of other security features into a clean, […]

Initial Set-Up An initial set-up wizard walks users through the set-up procedure—adding users and departments, defining permissions and roles, coordinating network scanning, selecting authority documents and offering a quick tour of TraceCSO. Users can exit and return to this set-up at any time. Risk Management The Risk Assessment is the cornerstone for setting up and […]

Symantec’s Backup Exec 2012 has evolved from its once humble roots to a complete backup and recovery environment that works across platforms, storage technologies and even the cloud. Although the core Backup Exec application has been around for decades, the latest iteration feels anything but old. Symantec has given new life to the product with […]

Backup Exec Home Screen Backup Executive offers a new GUI that is fully customizable. Using graphical gadgets, administrators can populate the home screen as they see fit to create an at-a-glance dashboard. Customized Home Screen You can drag and drop or move gadgets across the home screen to further customize the interface. However, it would […]