Data Security, Database Security, File/Disk Encryption, Mobile Encryption, Storage Security

ThumbDrive Swipe

Company: Trek
Pricing: $180 excluding VAT

Protected USB storage is a very good idea for keeping mobile data safe. Several USB storage devices are now available with fingerprint scanners to secure data. Trek's ThumbDrive Swipe is another, but with a couple of interesting twists.

 

Flagstone Encrypted Hard Disk

Company: Stonewood Electronics
Pricing: From $195

Securing data when it leaves an organisation is always a problem. Despite user education, a laptop can all too easily be left in a cab and, if not properly secure, information is left in the clear for all to see. Even when software encryption is used, there is still a ...

 

Cyber-Ark Network Vault

Company: Cyber-Ark Software Inc.
Pricing: Starts at $30,000; $49,000 as tested

The Cyber-Ark Network Vault is a consistent enterprise solution that has been designed to provide a secure, central repository for the storage and management of sensitive shared documents, as well as administrative or privileged passwords using defense-in-depth.

 

SecureDoc (Encryption group test)

Company: WinMagic Inc
Pricing: $159

SecureDoc is a disk encryption product that codes the entire hard disk, including operating system files and boot sector. Therefore it provides authentication of the user before the computer even boots up. It can also be used to encrypt all types of removable drives and media, including Flash cards. Although ...

 

Crypto Anywhere

Company: Bytefusion
Pricing: Free for individual use, $39 for companies

Encrypting email is a must for the paranoid among us, and Crypto Anywhere provides the tools necessary to encrypt and decrypt email messages. Among its new features are Outlook integration and the ability to create an executable that can run off a floppy or flash disk, thereby circumventing the need ...

 

Fundamentals of Network Security

Company: Cisco Press
Pricing: $72.00

Yet again Cisco has churned out an over priced book for one of its courses and filled it out with acronyms and confusing explanations. Nice diagrams though.

 

Credant Mobile Guardian (Data Encryption group test)

Company: Credant Technologies
Pricing: $66 per user (based on 1,000 users)
There is an increasing reliance on portable devices, (PDAs, laptops, wireless devices), which might be used within the campus or from a broader external roving perspective – often utilizing untrusted networks.
 

5.00GB 1.8-inch HDD (Mobile Security group test)

Company: Toshiba
Pricing: $249

The ability to carry large amounts of data in your pocket could mean the end of the obligatory laptop haul. But as much as it can transform a daily commute without the worry of laptop theft, it can compound other problems.

 

Norton Internet Security (Email Security group test)

Company: Symantec Corporation
Pricing: $179 (single seat); $645 (5 user), $1,280 (10 user)

No security software Group Test would be complete without an appearance by Symantec, and this is no exception. Symantec's offering is its Norton Internet Security Suite, specifically targeted at the standalone desktop machine, or those connected to smaller networks. Because of this, it is only available for non-server versions of ...

 

The CyberAngel Tracking Software (Mobile Security group test)

Company: CyberAngel Security Solutions Inc
Pricing: $59.95 1 year license

With seven years behind it, Cyber Angel software has developed into a neat little package, which, apart from its tracking capabilities, also offers a CyberAngel Secured Drive. This requires password authentication but, once in, allows the user to keep all confidential data in total privacy in this protected drive. With ...

 
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