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WINNER
Citadel Security Software Inc.
Hercules 3.5
Designed to cope with voluminous security updates and intermittently connected mobile devices, Hercules 3.5 assists enterprise IT managers in doing something useful with the floods of vulnerability data that flow from the assessment tools already in place at many sites.
Citadel hasnt been resting on the laurels earned by its earlier versions of Hercules: Version 3.5 addresses some of the workflow issues that eWEEK Labs noted in our otherwise generally favorable review of Version 3.0 last year. Enterprise site managers will probably find that Version 3.5 is a more capable aid than its predecessors for tracking and managing devices that come and go on the network.
Hercules broad multiplatform capabilities encompass Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OS X. Users and site managers alike will appreciate its scheduling, on-demand remediation and rollback facilities that prevent security procedures from becoming a cure thats worse than the disease.
Additional information can be found at www.citadel.com/hercules.asp.
FINALISTS
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Integrity 5.0
Formerly the flagship product of Zone Labs Inc., Integrity now bears the brand of Check Point Software Technologies following the latters acquisition of Zone Labs at the end of 2003. Building on the partner relationship that already existed between the companies, Integrity added centrally managed endpoint protection to Check Points firewall technology portfolio.
Integritys automated policy enforcement combines with streamlined setup of VPN connections to minimize the risk that a VPN client will become a privileged point of entry for attacks on network assets.
Go to www.checkpoint.com/products/integrity for more information.
McAfee Inc.
McAfee Foundstone Enterprise 4.0
Vulnerability assessment technology has arguably become its own worst enemy: The sheer amount of data that tools and services produce can overwhelm IT staff almost as effectively as the attacks that theyre trying to prevent.
Correlating details and clarifying patterns while drawing on a global perspective and analyzing effectiveness over time—these are the practices that make security cost-effective rather than merely a frustrating exercise in due diligence. These strengths highlight the Foundstone Enterprise offering from McAfee, which won recognition from the Excellence judges for its comprehensive scope.
More information is at www.foundstone.com/products/enterprise.htm.
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