Technology Report Executive Summaries: VA/UTM/Anti-Spam solutions
11/2007
Product Overview
Modern corporate IT administrators have plenty to worry about in their workplace.
While the range of potential threats (or at least the numbers of labels attached to each of these threats) seems to be growing on a daily basis, most end-users are blissfully unaware that normal day-to-day activity on an office PC could be putting their employer at risk.
Within this technology report, West Coast Labs has examined a number of solutions with different functionalities that can aid those responsible for IT security to mitigate the threats.
Covering all-in-one protection from external attacks are the unified threat management (UTM) solutions. Vulnerability assessment (VA) tools cover internal liability protection and prevention, such as unpatched clients and servers, and services running of which administrators may not be aware. The ever increasing menace of spam is also considered, with a look at several anti-spam solutions, both hardware and software.
Test Objectives
To test each of the solutions in an environment that matches real-world situations.
Test Methodology
Specific test methodologies can be found in the individual white paper test reports both on this page and in the Technology report Section.
West Coast Labs Conclusion
Check out the individual Executive Summary conclusions in the pdf file on this page.About West Coast Labs
West Coast Labs is one of the world's leading independent test facilities providing a range of technical services for testing a range of technologies including UTM, Malware - including Anti-Virus, Trojan, Worms, Exploits and Spyware - Spam, URL, Web and Email Filtering, Firewall, VPN, IDS, IPS and IPD.
Current Clients include AhnLab, Aladdin, Authentium, BitDefender, Brightcloud, CA, Central Command, Comdomsoft, Copperfasten, Digital OnNet, Elitecore, Efrontier, Equiinet, ESET, GFI, Grisoft, GData, Hauri, IBM, ISS, Ironport, IOLO, Jiangmin, Juniper, K7, Kaspersky, Kingsoft, Logica, McAfee, MessageLabs, Microsoft, Netcore, Netintelligence, Norman, Panda Security, PC Tools, PineApp, Realblocker, Rising, Sophos, Sunbelt, SurfControl, Symantec, Trend Micro, Tumbleweed, VirusBuster, Watchguard, Webroot.
