Product Reviews

Whether you’re looking for event management or data encryption, endpoint security or two-factor authentication, SC Magazine’s product reviews are your guide to the best solutions from top vendors in all prominent IT security sectors. Click below for our latest product reviews.


AccessData Forensic Suite

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star star
There are three products in AccessData's forensic suite that every digital forensic investigator needs: Mobile Phone Examiner (MPE) Plus, Forensic Toolkit (FTK) and AD Triage. The compatibility of the three tools enables the user to complete a thorough and organised investigation.
 

EnCase Forensic v7

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star ¼
Encase Forensic v7 is a tool for computer investigation that both searches a computer system for information, as well as aids in the process of developing this information into a complete report.
 

Forensic ComboDock v5

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star
Forensic ComboDock is a read/write blocker. It makes it impossible to unintentionally turn off write blocking. Every time it is turned on, it asks the user to choose either write blocking or read/write mode, avoiding problems that can occur when the user forgets to change the mode to write blocking.
 

Lima Forensic Case Management Software

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star star
Lima Forensic Case Management Software from IntaForensics is a complete, end-to-end case management system that offers an easy way to organise every aspect of a digital forensic investigation.
 

Mac Marshal

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star ½
Both Mac Marshal Forensic Edition and Field Edition provide user-friendly forensic tool kits. Each allows users to access a computer with ease and flexibility. While these offerings were designed originally for Mac OS X to access data, logs and virtual machines running within the Mac OS, the Forensic Edition for ...
 

Niksun NetDetector Alpine 4.2.1

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star star
Niksun NetDetector Alpine 4.2.1 is a network security monitoring tool with advanced forensic analytical capabilities and consists of some of the most advanced software and hardware on the market.
 

ProDiscover Incident Response 7.4

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star ¾
ProDiscover Incident Response (IR) from Technology Pathways is a computer security tool that allows users to preview, image, view, search, analyse and report. It also provides solutions for corporate policy compliance investigation, e-discovery and computer forensics.
 

Responder Professional

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star ½
HBGary's Responder Professional is a Windows memory acquisition and analysis tool that offers a variety of features useful to malware analysts and computer forensic investigators. It allows the investigator to capture data and processes residing in volatile random-access memory for the purpose of further examination later.
 

Triage-G2

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star ¾
ADF Solutions' Triage-G2 was quick to set up and use. All we had to do was download the software, configure the triage key so it knew what to collect, plug the key into the targeted device, and then analyse the information.
 

UFED Touch Ultimate

May 20, 2013  |  star star star star star
Cellebrite’s UFED Touch Ultimate is a fully equipped mobile forensic tool that enables quick and easy data acquisition from more than 8,000 mobile devices, including not only mobile phones, but handheld GPS units, tablets and other mobile platforms.
 

SC Featured Webcast

Employee file sharing: the good, the bad and the ugly

Streaming live on 4th June 2013 at 3pm GMT

This new webcast is set to unveil the full results from the latest data security survey, where it was revealed that 50 per cent of the information security professionals asked said that they had 'no real visibility' of how data is being sent within and outside the company. Guest speakers include the director of information security from Monster.co.uk and the ISO from Atos. To secure your free place, please click here.

SC Webcasts

Security beyond the (fire)wall

Streaming live on 6th June at 3pm BST

This webcast addresses the technological challenges of maintaining full control of your most sensitive information - even once it goes beyond the firewall - while maintaining the freedom and flexibility necessary to allow your staff and other stakeholders to work as efficiently as possible. Tune in for free to hear from our regular and popular guest speaker, Bola Rotibi from (ISC)2 application security advisory board. To secure your place, please click here.


2013's invisible network threats: Identify and respond

Streaming live on 11th June at 3pm BST

In a recent SC survey, when asked 'Do you think your current network is secure?' 43 per cent of IS professionals said they were not sure. Technology developments such as multi-point cloud solutions, consumerisation, BYOD uptake and even Windows 8 are a major headache in network security for IT leaders. So what can be done? SC's latest webcast shares practical advice from industry experts. To secure your free place, please click here.

SC Whitepapers

Java security: Balancing existing testing platforms with open source solutions

In a rush to get new products out to market quickly, companies expose themselves to the risk of software failure. Java developers often turn to open source solutions to help protect themselves from risk. This new whitepaper explains how you can use your existing testing platforms alongside open source solutions to fix those issues related to both security and quality within your Java code. To download the paper for free, please click here.


DDoS and downtime: Considerations for risk management

The purpose of this paper is to start a conversation about the often overlooked risk of downtime caused by DDoS attacks and to provide sufficient content for risk managers to account for the DDoS threat as they evaluate risks to their day-to-day operations and long-term mission. To read the paper in full, please download it for free here.


Ponemon 2012 Global Encryption Trends Study

In Ponemon's recent Global Encryption Study, the organisation surveyed 4,205 information security professionals across seven countries to examine how encryption has evolved over the last eight years. The study focused on data protection priorities, budgeted expenditures for encryption and the types of encryption technologies involved, with the findings revealing some interesting insight into the relationship between encryption and its impact on the security position of organisations. To read the full report for free, please download it here.


Advanced spear phishing: The rise of industrial phishing attacks

With phishing still the most common form of attack, hackers are now engaging in industrial-scale phishing attacks that leverage sophisticated customisation and delivery techniques. Borrowing tactics from cloud computing and database marketing, this study looks at longline phishing - an advanced form of spear phishing, which has higher clickthrough and penetration rates than traditional attacks, potentially causing a higher risk to IT security departments across the world. To read the study for free, please click here.


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