Cameron Sturdevant

eWEEK Labs examined two virtual directory products—OctetString Inc.s Virtual Directory Engine 3.0.2 and Radiant Logic Inc.s RadiantOne Virtual Directory Server 4.0—to see how they made identity information from directories, applications and databases available in a single virtual source. Based on our tests, we believe now is the time for IT managers to put virtual directory […]

New Boundary Technology Inc.s Policy Commander automates what can be the overwhelming manual task of maintaining security settings on Windows desktop, laptop and server systems. Click here to read the full review of Policy Commander. 2 New Boundary Technology Inc.s Policy Commander automates what can be the overwhelming manual task of maintaining security settings on […]

APCs latest “prosumer” ware is a USB optical mouse equipped with a fingerprint reader and bundled with decent password management software for Windows systems. The $59 Biometric Mouse Password Manager, which shipped this month, is a good choice for users who want to ensure more secure transactions on the Internet. I used the mouse/fingerprint reader […]

Small and midsize organizations that are required by a larger partner to automate authentication of users when accessing Web applications should consider Trustgenix Inc.s IdentityBridge Standard Edition. Click here to read the full review of IdentityBridge Standard Edition. 2 Small and midsize organizations that are required by a larger partner to automate authentication of users […]

The first thing to clear up is that Michal Zalewskis latest book, “Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks,” is not primarily about network protection, either wire-line or wireless. Rather, Zalewski touches on these topics along with such esoteric subjects as snooping CRT electromagnetic radiation and interkeystroke timing, a […]

When I started experimenting with network documentation tools during recent tests at eWEEK Labs, I looked at Computer Systems Odessas ConceptDraw V and several other options. Like Microsofts Visio and SmartDraw.coms namesake tool, ConceptDraw V made it easy to accurately document my network. But ConceptDraw V, which lists for $299, has a rich palette of […]

Syngress Publishings “Intrusion Prevention and Active Response: Deploying Network and Host IPS” is well worth reading for its insight into open-source intrusion prevention systems at the network and host levels. The authors liberally sprinkle the book with examples of open-source IPS implementations to show how network managers can protect legacy systems that cannot be patched. […]

WINNER VMware Inc. VMware ESX server 2.5 Few products have helped utilize standard servers more efficiently than VMwares VMware ESX Server 2.5. And few places in IT require more resource optimization than the data center. This intersection of solution and IT need made ESX Server a clear winner in this category. /zimages/5/28571.gifFor a list of […]

Half the work of testing a network configuration management tool such as AlterPoint Inc.s DeviceAuthority Suite 3.5 comes before the product is ever installed. /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to read the review of DeviceAuthority Suite 3.5. IT managers must have a complete inventory of the make, model and operating system of all network devices, including switches, routers, […]

Configuring thousands of far-flung network devices is always a challenge for IT staff. AlterPoint Inc.s DeviceAuthority Suite 3.5 provides a well-integrated set of tools that leverages the companys knowledge of configuration syntax to let all levels of network operations staff create and distribute reliable configuration files quickly. Click here to read the full review of […]

To avoid getting hacked, youve got to think like a hacker—and that means knowing the tools and tricks of the hacking trade. IT managers must understand the types of hacking tools available—including the vulnerabilities they target and the damage they can cause—to keep business data private, prevent information theft and maintain data availability while enabling […]

Last November, an eWEEK reader who is an IT executive at a large organization was notified by his companys help desk that the companys Microsoft Corp. Exchange e-mail servers had gone offline. Further investigation revealed that the Temp directory of the Exchange servers—along with other crucial directories and files—was suddenly missing. The result was 500GB […]