Cameron Sturdevant

I type a lot and am always looking for ways to avoid repetitive-stress symptoms. To this end, I recently gave up my wireless mouse in favor of a RollerMouse Pro from Contour Design. My wireless mouse made it super-easy to switch between right- and left-handed mouse operation—my usual method for avoiding repetitive stress in my […]

LANDesk Software Inc.s latest offering, LANDesk Server Manager 8.5, builds on the companys already rock-solid desktop management tools, adding a small footprint and an on-demand agent that places almost no burden on the managed servers. Click here to read the full review of LANDesk Server Manager 8.5. 2 LANDesk Software Inc.s latest offering, LANDesk Server […]

A good vulnerability assessment tool can stabilize the shifting terrain of threats to IT systems. But just about every configuration management, patch distribution and system monitoring tool these days comes with a “vulnerability assessment” utility, so IT managers face a challenge separating useful tools from creative marketing. The good news is that most of these […]

Enough spam makes it through the corporate e-mail filter that I still use a desktop junk-mail blocker on my PC. Lately, Ive been using Version 3.0 of Qurbs namesake product. Qurb 3.0, which became available in February, costs $29.95 for an individual copy, and volume discounts are available. (If you want anti-spam capabilities plus rapid […]

Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop DNA r11, released in January, is a handy way to transfer user PC information from one system to another. Ive used Unicenter Desktop DNA in the Labs to transfer personalized settings—including data files, e-mail address books, and preferences such as drive mappings and screen resolution—from one system to another. Desktop DNA […]

The number of machines in my core test network rarely changes. So, Neon Softwares LANsurveyor 9.0, with a new Continuous Scan module that started shipping last month, made it easy for me to find systems that were added to the network without my knowledge and to scan the Windows machines for vulnerabilities. Small and midsize […]

Intrusion Prevention Systems have taken significant steps forward in terms of performance, accuracy and ease of management, but not to the point where they can replace firewalls or other security products. They are, however, becoming an important piece of the network security puzzle. Click here to read the full review of the Attack Mitigator IPS […]

An IPS is a complex, frequently updated combination of hardware and software that protects against active hostile network attacks. /zimages/2/28571.gifClick here to read more about intrusion prevention systems. To help IT managers develop an RFP (request for proposal) for prospective intrusion prevention system vendors, eWEEK Labs has put together a series of capacity and performance […]

Testing an intrusion prevention system is still as much an art as a science, although the science is slowly gaining ground. eWEEK Labs testbed for Top Layer Networks Inc.s Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 combined an artificial, lab-created Internet connection with traffic carried by our ISP. To get repeatable, comparable results, we also ran attack tools […]

The Cognitive Radio Working Group at the SDR (Software Defined Radio) forum is beginning work that could show up in a couple of years as “smart handsets” that can roam without regard to spectrum or protocol. Cognitive Radio, according to Allan Margulies, SDR chief operating officer, combines service-provider base stations and user radio devices. The […]

Users leveraging online services as part of their work sign privacy agreements all the time. In the process, theyre often agreeing to the installation of adware and spyware, not to mention setting the stage for increased spam. To see what IT administrators are up against—and to provide some recommendations for mitigating the potential consequences of […]

The proliferation—nay, ubiquity—of mobile devices in the enterprise makes it imperative for IT managers to take an unmoving stance on the security of these devices. Whether sanctioned by IT or not, the diverse devices used by todays mobile work force must be made to withstand withering security requirements to protect the integrity of corporate data. […]