Victor R. Garza
Contributing Editor
Victor R. 'Bob' Garza has been writing about technology for more than 25 years. Currently he serves as a Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School and conducts research on new technology for the military.
The best open source software for cloud computing
InfoWorld’s 2018 Best of Open Source Software Award winners in cloud computing
Bossie Awards 2017: The best networking and security software
InfoWorld picks the top open source software for protecting networks and their users
Bossie Awards 2016: The best open source networking and security software
InfoWorld's top picks among open source tools for connecting devices and securing those devices and connections
Product review: Core Impact penetration tester goes phishing
With Version 7.5, the tried-and-true attack toolkit becomes easier to use, leverages the fallibility of users to gain access to host systems, and adds security checks for Web-based databases
Agiliance weaves together governance, compliance, and security management
IT governance involves measuring risk, taking appropriate security measures, and reassessing both risk and security at regular intervals. It's a difficult job made harder by the fact that these processes are typically managed...
Preview: McAfee's DLP product stops your host's data leaks
Data leak prevention (or protection) is all about making sure that data doesn't leave your organization without approval - a laudable goal. These days, I spend most of my time trying to convince people of the simple things they can do...
A Bluetooth speakerphone for your mobile
A little larger than the typical cell phone or PDA, the Spracht Aura Mobile BT conference phone is a versatile little unit. You can use the Aura as a Voice over IP (VoIP) conference speakerphone for Internet phone calls with a...
Top Layer Mitigator 5500 nails the IPS basics
Appliance focuses on core IPS, bolstered by firewall capabilities
Q1 hones in on network events
QRadar SEM has beautiful interface and reporting but lacks comprehensive data source support
Innovative IPSes resist our attacks
McAfee IntruShield and NFR Sentivist bring useful extras to intrusion prevention
Rethinking incident response
EnCase Enterprise 5 brings powerful investigative tools to bear on potential threats