Product Reviews

Zero trust has become one of the most overused terms in security marketing, often applied to products that simply add another layer of network segmentation. This piece looks at what zero trust actually specifies according to its foundational standard, the implementation order that works in practice, and why identity is the dependency most organizations underestimate. What Does Zero Trust Actually Specify, Beyond the Marketing Language? Zero trust gets used loosely enough that it has largely...

If you’re in the market for an AI threat hunting solution, chances are you’re evaluating based on investigation quality. That’s an understandable and reasonable metric to go on - investigation quality is important, and most vendors focus their marketing on it. It’s not, however, the most important metric. Pretty much every vendor has decent investigation quality. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be competitive, and you wouldn’t be considering them. You need to be looking at...

Supplier: Specops Software Website: specopssoft.com Price: Based on volume Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4/5 Ease of Use 4.5/5 Overall 5/5   Verdict Tight integration with Windows AD and support for a wide choice of identity services allows Secure Service Desk to verify that password reset requests are from bona fide users. Active Directory (AD) password reset requests are one of the most common issues service desks have to deal with but...

Supplier: Edgescan Website: www.edgescan.com Price: Based on assets Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4/5 Ease of Use 5/5 Overall 5/5 Verdict: Fullstack vulnerability management made easy - Edgescan does all the hard work so you don’t have to The pandemic has undoubtedly led to a massive surge in cyber-attacks but even as restrictions start to ease, businesses can’t afford to relax as these threats will keep evolving and continue long into the...

  Supplier: PerimeterX Website: www.perimeterx.com Price: Based on web site traffic Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4.5/5 Ease of Use 5/5 Overall 5/5   Verdict What’s on your web site? PerimeterX Code Defender takes the worry out of e-commerce with a simple yet highly effective client-side script analysis and risk mitigation solution. Cybercriminals always prey on our fears in times of crisis and you can rest assured they won’t be cutting your...

Supplier: Qualys Website: www.qualys.com Price: Based on size of organisation Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4/5 Ease of Use 4/5 Overall 5/5 Verdict Qualys VMDR is a smart modular security solution that delivers joined-up vulnerability assessment, management and remediation services with full visibility of global assets. As cyber-attacks get ever more sophisticated and deadly, businesses need to stay one step ahead of the criminals as their very survival could be on the...

Review by: Dave Mitchell Supplier: Anomali Website: www.anomali.com Price: Based on size of organisation Scores: Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4.5/5 Ease of Use 4/5 Overall 5/5 Verdict: Anomali weaponizes your cyber security teams by providing all the intelligence they need to detect, assess and mitigate threats. Enterprises that rely on reactive responses to cyber threats are asking for trouble. Ever increasing numbers of businesses are only discovering data breaches often months after...

Review by: Dave Mitchell Supplier: CyCognito Website: www.cycognito.com Price: Based on number of assets Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 5/5 Ease of Use 5/5 Overall 5/5 Verdict: With data protection regulations getting ever stricter, failure is not an option. CyCognito is a new breed of security assessment platform that can keep you one step ahead of the hackers. The sheer scale of high-profile data security breaches show that even now, too many...

Review by: Dave Mitchell Supplier: IS Decisions Website: www.isdecisions.com Price: 500-999 simultaneous user sessions, €7.75 per session (euros)   Scores Performance 5/5 Features 5/5 Value for Money 4.5/5 Ease of Use 4.5/5 Support 5/5 Overall 5/5   Verdict: UserLock teams up seamlessly with Windows Active Directory to deliver easily managed user logon controls, essential concurrent session management and a wealth of auditing information. With the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in full force, businesses...

Review by: Dave Mitchell Supplier: IS DecisionsWebsite: www.isdecisions.comPrice: 500-999 simultaneous user sessions, €7.75 per session (euros)ScoresPerformance 5/5Features 5/5Value for Money 4.5/5Ease of Use 4.5/5Support 5/5Overall 5/5 Verdict: UserLock teams up seamlessly with Windows Active Directory to deliver easily managed user logon controls, essential concurrent session management and a wealth of auditing information. With the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now in full force, businesses must protect confidential data from unauthorized access. Strict administration of Active...