Call it data loss prevention, insider threat protection, information leak prevention, or whatever you like, a number of vendors have assembled entire suites of products aimed at preventing confidential information from slipping out of the enterprise via e-mail, IM, FTP, Web, and even USB stick. These solutions have come a long way fast, they continue to evolve quickly, and more seem to arrive every day, but here Call it data loss prevention, insider threat protection, information leak prevention, or whatever you like, a number of vendors have assembled entire suites of products aimed at preventing confidential information from slipping out of the enterprise via e-mail, IM, FTP, Web, and even USB stick. These solutions have come a long way fast, they continue to evolve quickly, and more seem to arrive every day, but here’s how things stand this Friday, December 8, 2006: 1. Vontu 5.0, Excellent [9.1] 2. Reconnex iGuard 2.1, Excellent [8.9] 3. Oakley Networks SureView 3.3, Excellent [8.8] and 3. PortAuthority 5.0, Excellent [8.8] 5. Tablus Content Alarm NW 4, Excellent, [8.7] As you can see, this is a real horse race. Click the links to read the reviews. And if you come up with a label you think all the vendors should agree on, please let us know. Technology Industry