Matthew Sarrel

Most organizations have embraced the Web to some extent to provide user-friendly applications for employees, customers and partners. However, while Web 2.0 collaboration technologies can increase productivity, they also provide a larger attack surface for miscreants. In its 2008 Trend and Risk Report, IBM’s Internet Security Systems X-Force group reported that 54.9 percent of all […]

Lexar’s JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS is the first USB flash memory storage device to use a smart card for authentication and encryption to keep the data stored on it safe from prying eyes. And, in eWEEK Labs’ tests, the ruggedized device took a beating and kept on reading. Check out eWEEK Labs’ gallery of images […]

LABS GALLERY: Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS Takes a Beating and Keeps on Reading LABS GALLERY: Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS Takes a Beating and Keeps on ReadingBy Matthew D. Sarrel Installation The first time I inserted the JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS into my Windows Vista 64 PC, drivers were automatically installed and the JumpDrive […]

LABS GALLERY: IBM ISS Web App Solution Paints Big Security Picture by Matthew D. Sarrel Proventia Test Rack Front Here is our IBM ISS Proventia IPS test rack. The top device is an appliance running Proventia SiteProtector. The next down is the GX5108IPS we tested. Below that is a Proventia External Bypass Unit, and there […]

LABS GALLERY: Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 Is Easy to Configure, Manage LABS GALLERY: Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 Is Easy to Configure, ManageBy Matthew D. Sarrel Sophos Download It all starts by downloading the appropriate installation package and instructions from sophos.com. Sophos Enterprise Console Sophos Enterprise Console provides all the […]

More and more corporate endpoint devices need to be protected against an increasing number of threats. Many of the suites designed to offer protection began life simply as antivirus or firewall applications. New functionality–such as application, data and device control–has been added to address new threats, but so has complexity. So, it’s nice to find […]

LABS GALLERY: Shavlik Netchk Protect 7 Gets Anti-Malware Boost Matthew D. Sarrel Prerequisites Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every piece of software also downloaded and installed the prerequisites? Setup Wizard After installation, a setup wizard walks you through additional configuration options. These can be set later under the options menu, but it’s easier here. Quick […]

Perhaps the most time- and resource-consuming task on IT professionals’ security to-do list is patching applications and operating systems. The rise in popularity of virtual machine technology only intensifies the issue. Add to that the nightmare of malware. No longer simply a nuisance, today’s malware threatens personal, corporate and customer data, not to mention the […]

LABS GALLERY: Crossbeam X80 Security Switch Is Versatile, Scalable by Matt Sarrel Rack-Mounted Switch Shown here is a rack-mounted Crossbeam X80 security switch. This unit is populated with four NPMs (Network Processor Modules), eight APMs (Application Processor Modules) and one CPM (Control Processor Module). APM This is an APM. Across the bottom you can see […]

Every enterprise network is built on a switched Ethernet foundation. It’s difficult to estimate just how many Ethernet switches are out there, but, according to Infonetics Research, devices worth $3.4 billion were shipped in Q2 2009. If any piece of network gear might be as widely deployed as the Ethernet switch it would be the […]