Matt Frye

If you're responsible for network security, then you know that yours is a job fraught with worry over spam, network intrusions, viruses, and internal hazards like rogue servers, internal malicious activity, and web surfing control. The good news is that Astaro makes it easy to protect yourself with a family of security gateway appliances. The ASG320, its model for mid-sized business and enterprise divisions, packs a high-value punch. It doesn't take a string of Linux servers to set up a security infrastructure, just a single appliance that's certainly a more economical solution. The ASG320 is more than a firewall since it provides network segment configuration, intrusion protection, packet filtering, and an IPSEC VPN configuration toolset. Initialization and setup of the... (more)

Linux Made Easy

I recently had a chance to sit down with Rickford Grant, author of Linux for Non-Geeks, and talk with him about his new book Linux Made Easy (No Starch Press). LWM: First of all, why, after writing Linux for Non-Geeks, did you decide to write Linux Made Easy. Rickford Grant: The whole idea behind both books is to get regular folks into what is often considered a domain for geeks. That sa... (more)

CRYPTOCard's CRYPTOServer

Lost passwords, easily guessed passwords, accounts with no passwords - they are all huge security risks; however, there often isn't a better, more economical way for companies on a limited budget. Biometric authentication can be expensive to implement, and many organizations have to trust employees anyway, so static passwords are a no-brainer. Still, the majority of successful security a... (more)

OpenGear's CM4008

I've been looking at a lot of console server and other out-of-band management solutions recently. These days, there's no shortage of console servers, appliances to manage console servers, and appliances to manage those applicances, each at enterprise cost availability. But what if you're responsible for the network at a small business and you're looking for an out-of-band management solut... (more)