Painless (Well, Almost) Patch Management Procedures By Greg Shipley
Are you proficient in patch management? With malicious threats at an all time high, you'd be crazy not to have patching procedures in place. Learn how to implement patch management techniques with as little aggrivation as possible.
Review: Patch Managers Still Need Perfecting By Tony Arendt
We put several dedicated patch-management products through our grueling tests, testing for everything from rollback architecture to agent/agentless abilities. Find out why none of them blew our socks off.
Review: Enterprise Groupware Products By Eric Flemming
We evaluated products from the top players in the groupware arena. See which one toppled its rivals with its extensive application-development functionality, smooth install and management capabilities.
Feature: The Economics of Information Security By Lawrence A. Gordon and Robert Richardson
Security measures are costly--so is picking up the pieces after a security breach. Consequently, more economists are turning their attentions to the study of cybercrime. If you're an InfoSec manager, you can benefit from their research.
Workshops
Workshop: Examining 802.11i and WPA By Frank Robinson
Products using the new Wi-Fi Protected Access Technology are here, with 802.11i-compliant products coming soon. We help you decide which one is best for your organization.
Centerfold: University of Tennessee Implements 802.11i By Kelly Jackson Higgins
The University's first attempt to secure their WLAN left users without access and their helpdesk beseiged. All that is about to change -- thanks to the emerging 802.11x standard.
Interactive Buyer's Guide: Desktop AntiVirus Software
Protect your end user's system from security threats with the latest in desktop antivirus software. We examine key features, such as detection methods and support for both operating systems and scanned e-mail programs.
Last Mile Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and David Joachim
This edition: Why your IT Manager will never meet Richard Hatch; Animatronic Talking Fish.
Quick Takes By NWC Editors
In this edition we look at: VCon HD3000 and HD5000 Conferencing Systems; NetRAT Software NetRAT 2.5; ViewCentral Replay; and ZyXel Communications ZyWall 70.
Career Coach: How Many Servers Are Enough? Edited By Lorna Garey
This edition: How many servers should one admin reasonably be expected to support? Also: inappropriate conversations in the workplace.
Letters By NWC Readers
Reader Mark Cook says, "Parents like me who despise these file-sharing 'services' look forward to the day when ISPs will be truly able to block P2P files."
Columns
Down to Business: The Offshore Outsourcing War By Rob Preston
Why is it when IT automates jobs, that's progress, but when change threatens your job, that's treason or worse -- terrorism?
Developing Trends: Implementing Efficient IT Projects By Don MacVittie
These simple steps will save you time and money on development and implementation. The real challenge is making both users and corporate execs happy.
REPORTS
Analyize In-Line NAC strategies and products.
ANALYTICS Plan and design your enterprise blade server deployments
InformationWeek U.S. IT Salary Survey 2008
Salaries for business technology professionals are falling. Here's what you need to know in order to make good hiring decisions and personal career choices. Download Today