Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Get a grip on security
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "SOFTWARE" @ 11:33 PM
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,417434,00.asp
Two years ago I wrote the article "SoftWinter SeNTry 2020 Encryption: Shared Any Secrets Lately?". In the article I discuss some key aspects of security and review SoftWinter's SeNTry 2020:
"Confidentiality -- With its strong encryption SeNTry 2020 can help you keep information confidential.
Integrity -- Information that is encrypted maintains its integrity. It has, for sure, not been tampered with.
Authentication -- In order to obtain the rights to read, write, or update the information, the user has to authenticate him/herself with a password."
I just finished reading eWeek Labs tests of two PDA security products that both address these security aspects, both available for Pocket PC and Palm: Asynchrony Software Inc.'s PDA Defense Enterprise and Trust Digital LLC's PDA Secure Enterprise. (Note that SoftWinter's SeNTry 2020 is on eWeek Labs evalution short list!)
If you are looking for ways to secure the information your Pocket PC I recommend reading this article. Here are some quotes:
"eWeek Labs tested PDA Defense on Palm OS and Pocket PC devices and found it fairly easy to secure the files and databases stored on our test devices. The client software for both platforms enabled us to check off the databases to encrypt, and on a Pocket PC-based device, we could also select individual files to protect."
"PDA Secure also allows administrators to restrict the times and dates during which users may access their Pocket PCs. (See PDASecure Settings.) As with PDA Defense, we could opt to lock or wipe a device after a given number of days without a synchronization, a capability that takes on added importance when paired with the PDA Secure policy editor and server software."
"Asynchrony's PDA Defense protects handheld device data with 128-bit Blowfish encryption, extends password protection and wipes potentially sensitive data in case devices fall into the wrong hands."
"Trust Digital's PDA Secure Enterprise adds good encryption and password protection functionality to Pocket PC- and Palm OS-based devices, but it stands out most for its fine-grained manageability options. "
Two years ago I wrote the article "SoftWinter SeNTry 2020 Encryption: Shared Any Secrets Lately?". In the article I discuss some key aspects of security and review SoftWinter's SeNTry 2020:
"Confidentiality -- With its strong encryption SeNTry 2020 can help you keep information confidential.
Integrity -- Information that is encrypted maintains its integrity. It has, for sure, not been tampered with.
Authentication -- In order to obtain the rights to read, write, or update the information, the user has to authenticate him/herself with a password."
I just finished reading eWeek Labs tests of two PDA security products that both address these security aspects, both available for Pocket PC and Palm: Asynchrony Software Inc.'s PDA Defense Enterprise and Trust Digital LLC's PDA Secure Enterprise. (Note that SoftWinter's SeNTry 2020 is on eWeek Labs evalution short list!)
If you are looking for ways to secure the information your Pocket PC I recommend reading this article. Here are some quotes:
"eWeek Labs tested PDA Defense on Palm OS and Pocket PC devices and found it fairly easy to secure the files and databases stored on our test devices. The client software for both platforms enabled us to check off the databases to encrypt, and on a Pocket PC-based device, we could also select individual files to protect."
"PDA Secure also allows administrators to restrict the times and dates during which users may access their Pocket PCs. (See PDASecure Settings.) As with PDA Defense, we could opt to lock or wipe a device after a given number of days without a synchronization, a capability that takes on added importance when paired with the PDA Secure policy editor and server software."
"Asynchrony's PDA Defense protects handheld device data with 128-bit Blowfish encryption, extends password protection and wipes potentially sensitive data in case devices fall into the wrong hands."
"Trust Digital's PDA Secure Enterprise adds good encryption and password protection functionality to Pocket PC- and Palm OS-based devices, but it stands out most for its fine-grained manageability options. "
