Andrew Garcia

Last weekend, my significant other decided it was finally time to take the plunge and buy a smart phone. She had really wanted a new device for the last six months, but buying electronic equipment puts her in a weird state somewhere between dread and ennui. But the dying battery in her current PDA and […]

Meru Networks recently announced its 802.11n equipment, becoming the first enterprise vendor to go public with plans for the new wireless specification. Meru has some natural advantages when it comes to 802.11n, but I am starting to question how much impact some of these advantages will actually have on enterprise adopters. Meru utilizes a single-channel […]

Palms new Treo 755p may not represent a major advance over existing Treo models, but with its slightly slimmed-down chassis and handful of interesting new applications, the device adds some punch to Sprints Treo family, bringing it more in line with Palms GSM-based offerings. Sprint customers standardized on the Treo 700p will find little reason […]

As the first enterprise-class 802.11n wireless products trickle into the marketplace, wireless administrators should take a hard look at their existing implementations to assess how the systems will cope with the new technology. In April, Meru Networks announced the first enterprise-class wireless products that support the 802.11n draft standard. Meru unveiled its AP300 family of […]

Shimon Systems Bio-NetGuard introduces biometric authentication to wireless LAN security in what will someday soon be an elegant and easy way to strongly secure WLAN transmissions. However, at this time, the product is saddled with quality assurance and documentation woes that hinder the realization of these attributes. At its heart, the Bio-NetGuard is a tiny […]

Exploit Prevention Labs recently found that a few of Google’s sponsored links — for organizations like the Better Business Bureau — were redirecting to a Russian Web site attempting to load post-logging software via an exploit Microsoft patched last year. The offending links have since been removed by Google, but EPL’s folks have posted a […]

On those occasions when it is deemed appropriate for an authorized employee to transfer confidential data to a removable storage device, a best practice is to ensure that the data is encrypted while stored on the device to reduce the threat from prying eyes should the device be misplaced or lost. Before implementing a security […]

While chock-full of other features, Secuwares Secuware Security Framework 4.0 specializes in requiring encryption for data saved to devices and network shares. However, the products reliance on built-in Windows capabilities may limit reporting for auditing purposes. Nonetheless, eWEEK Labs found Secuwares solution a relatively simple way to quickly enforce encryption policies—particularly for companies not already […]

With Vista, Microsoft revamped the Windows operating systems ability to natively lock out unapproved USB storage devices through some new policy items in its Group Policy. However, this capability requires a service that has quietly been denied to some customers by default—a casualty of Microsofts attempts to comply with the anti-competition dictates of the European […]

Not finished with updating your organizations payroll for the day? No problem. Just save the documents to a USB thumb drive, drop the drive in your briefcase, stick it in one of your family PCs USB slots and finish up in the comfort of your own home. But wait. Your kids were downloading some cool […]

SecureWaves Sanctuary 4.1 is simply one of the most comprehensive security lockdown products eWeek Labs has seen to date, allowing an unparalleled granularity of control over user devices and settings. While initial deployment can be complex, and ongoing policy management could definitely be better organized, Sanctuary 4.1s many capabilities will go a long way toward […]

Not finished with updating your organizations payroll for the day? No problem—just save the documents to a USB thumb drive, drop the drive in your briefcase, stick it in one of your family PCs USB slots and finish up in the comfort of your own home. But wait. Your kids were downloading some cool IM […]