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Database security is the biggest problem facing the IT industry, according to one security expert. Are intrusion prevention systems worth the effort of managing them? Or can you get away with a good firewall? Rob Buckley investigates Send your comments, praise or criticisms to scfeedbackus@haymarketmedia.com. We reserve the right to edit letters. More than a third of U.K. companies has fired an employee for violating email policies, according to new research. IT, and IT security in particular, are at an interesting crossroads, and due for a lot of changes over the next few years. If we are honest, the IT industry has an appalling record, and is littered with projects that have failed to complete or to meet requirements. The public sector especially has a shameful track record, with practically every Government department with its own horror story to tell. The fast-growing popularity of peer-to-peer communication, and particularly IM, is bringing an equal expansion of risk. Janine Milne reports Government fears over national security have slowed the completion of Check Point Software Technologies’ $225 million acquisition of Sourcefire. Against a backdrop of spooks, geeks and hackers, former NSA man Ira Winkler paints a dark picture of the modern hacker to Ron Condon More access to code means people are bound to be finding more flaws, says Gunter Ollmann Some readers will recall that I can be a bit picky when using terms to describe things. We run into confusion when we are vague about terms and descriptions. This can be especially troublesome when we are handling an incident and adrenaline is running high. This had the most promise of all the products tested. It is easy to install, has lots of nice administrative options and is robust and well-certified. Against a backdrop of spooks, geeks and hackers, former NSA man Ira Winkler paints a dark picture of the modern hacker to Ron Condon Phishing and identity theft is becoming more sophisticated and more successful, despite high-profile legal triumphs. David Quainton looks at how the phishers have advanced, and what we need to do to match them The world’s most popular web search engine is also a really useful hackers’ tool. Richard Hollis reveals the tricks of the trade Most major federal agencies have not begun planning to transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), putting agency information and systems at risk, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Stop bashing Microsoft and take a closer look at the applications you write in-house, advises Gunter Ollmann It’s no use having security strategies if your staff don’t understand them – or regularly ignore them. So David Bicknell finds out how best to communicate those policies, and how to keep them bang up to date