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I rarely make a bet, but if you asked me whether I'd wager some money on the likelihood of an organisation employing a hacker to assess their security risk, I'd almost certainly accept on the basis that they would not. MP Derek Wyatt is chairman of the All Party Internet Group. He is currently working on an overhaul of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and is trying to stamp out spam. Brave ambitions, but how likely is it? We sent Dan Ilett to find out. There is a growing collection of companies touting their product as the 'ultimate post Sept. 11' security solution. Bleary-eyed administrators are asking, "How has my security changed since September 11?" To label the genre that is a combination of pure digital finesse and old fashioned guile as something so artless and blunt as 'hacking' seems unfortunate. The year is still relatively young, which usually means that at some point, we all sit down either alone or with a group of trusted friends and colleagues, and make up lists of issues we intend to resolve over the course of the next 12 months. Microsoft calls it "information anarchy." My email went belly up the other weekend, despite the fact that yours truly has been using the Internet since the late 1980s and had taken solid precautions against problems occurring. Hidden in this column is a secret message. Trying to get an accurate, unbiased reading of today’s Internet security arena is like trying to get a non-fuzzy, close-up and genuine photograph of the Loch Ness Monster. Corporations the world over are beginning to see email in a whole new light: not just as a revolutionary business tool, but also as a major potential liability if not controlled. Today, hackers scan and probe sites of all sizes to find those most vulnerable to e-shoplifting, data theft or portals to access broader attacks. The most important function IT security managers perform is the selection of IT security measures. Fundamentally, there exist just two basic approaches to performing security assessments: vulnerability priority and asset priority. Hackers have thousands of different ways to access or exploit computing environments. "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu, The Art of War Over the last few years, the nature of security solutions has been evolving to meet the growing and increasing nature of the IT security threat. Picture this - you are the CIO at Fort Knox plc (a large financial services organization) and you reckon you’ve got this security thing sussed.