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Renee Munshi

Renee Munshi is a former senior editor for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro, focusing on security topics.


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Security Pro VIP--May 1, 2008

By Renee Munshi, 05/01/2008

Learn about some options for securely transferring files and see what's coming this month on Security Pro VIP.

Data on the Move

By Renee Munshi, 05/01/2008

Learn about some ways to securely transfer files.

RSA Conference 2008, Day 1

By Renee Munshi, 04/09/2008

The biggest story of the RSA Conference 2008 meeting of security professionals yesterday (opening day) was Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's keynote ...

Moving Toward Self-Encrypting Drives Everywhere

By Renee Munshi, 04/03/2008

Seagate Technology will soon announce what it calls a self-encrypting full-disk encryption (FDE) hard drive for the data center.

Security Pro VIP Update--April 3, 2008

By Renee Munshi, 04/03/2008

Find out about a soon-to-be-announced self-encrypting full-disk encryption (FDE) hard drive for the data center, and learn what articles are coming this month on the Web site.

Dot Net Factory Shapes Role-Based Access

By Renee Munshi, 03/17/2008

EmpowerID 4.0 uses a Business Process Management (BPM) approach to let administrators visually model and manage who has access to what and for how long.

Avocado Tells What Your Security Camera Sees

By Renee Munshi, 03/12/2008

A new product, Avocado Express, converts security camera images into reports and graphs for easier monitoring.

Keep Your Encrypted Data Encrypted

By Renee Munshi, 03/06/2008

New research shows how your laptop's sleep and hibernation modes can leave your encryption keys, and thus your encrypted data, exposed.

Security Pro VIP--March 6, 2008

By Renee Munshi, 03/06/2008

New research shows how your laptop's sleep and hibernation modes can leave your encryption keys ripe for plucking by hackers. Also, find out what articles are coming this month.

Abaca Looks at Recipients to Identify Spam

By Renee Munshi, 02/27/2008

Abaca uses a mathematical formula to determine a recipient's reputation based on the messages that recipient receives and classifies messages as spam if similar messages have been ...

CREDANT'S Full-Data Encryption

By Renee Munshi, 02/26/2008

"FDE" is usually thought of as the acronym for "full-disk encryption," but to CREDANT Technologies, "FDE" means "full-data encryption."

A Secure Wireless Network More Important than Ever

By Renee Munshi, 02/07/2008

Mobile devices are becoming more useful and important to us, so protecting them and their communications is vital. Here are some resources to help.

Security Pro VIP--February 7, 2008

By Renee Munshi, 02/07/2008

Mobile devices are becoming more useful and important to us, so protecting them and their communications is vital. Here are some resources to help. Also, find out what's coming ...

Security Stories Past and Future

By Renee Munshi, 01/03/2008

As one year ends and another begins, it's fun to review what happened over the last 12 months and peek forward to what's coming in the next 12.

Security Pro VIP Update--January 3, 2008

By Renee Munshi, 01/03/2008

As one year ends and another begins, it's fun to review what happened over the last 12 months and peek forward to what's coming in the next 12. Also, see what articles are coming ...

Portable Pornography Check

By Renee Munshi, 12/07/2007

Guardware's image analysis software, which scans for pornography, is now in portable form on a USB stick so that administrators can spot-check any system as desired. The USB ...

DNS Servers Need Attention Too

By Renee Munshi, 12/06/2007

Are your external DNS servers running the latest software, and are they configured correctly? Recent survey results and some free resources can help you protect these important ...

Security Pro VIP Update--December 6, 2007

By Renee Munshi, 12/06/2007

New survey results reveal that many Internet-facing DNS servers need a security tune-up. And find out what articles are coming up this month.

OutProtect's Downloaded Data Guard Software Tracks Salesforce.com Data on Laptops

By Renee Munshi, 11/30/2007

When sales reps download data from Salesforce.com to their laptop, Downloaded Data Guard puts that data in a special container on the laptop and from then on tracks and/or blocks ...

GuardianEdge Now Guards Smart Phones

By Renee Munshi, 11/30/2007

GuardianEdge Technologies, which sells the GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform that includes solutions for encrypting hard disks and removable disks as well as controlling ...