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Knowing where your network is vulnerable is half the battle. Illena Armstrong looks at the need for penetration test assessments Surely by now, organizations should have erected the strongest barriers to hackers. But, as Illena Armstrong and others point out, many holes remain Villain or angel? Ryon Packer explains how your network intrusion detection system could become the latter. Even after all the warnings and high profile security breaches we have seen in the last couple of years, it is astonishing to see how many companies are still not adequately assessing the risk associated with doing business within today’s IT infrastructure. It’s a fact - security risks are increasing. Biometrics is a security approach that offers great promise, but also presents users and implementers with a number of practical problems. U.K. business security is under attack. Handheld computing devices, like Palms and Pocket PCs, play an essential role in many people’s lives. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes worldwide. Security, physical, cyber, and otherwise, is on everyone’s mind these days. At first glance, the idea of using open source software for a firewall or other security application seems counterintuitive, even absurd. There’s been a lot of discussion about biometrics. We often hear of prevention being better than cure. Trust has always been one of the key elements in any business relationship. If wireless were simply a matter of business expedience, and we ignored security concerns, it would be as ubiquitous today as laptops and cell phones – especially for the growing number of workers who depend on mobility to do their jobs and can’t afford to be tethered to a desk, office or single location. Many companies are spending on corporate security in a fragmented and often directionless way, partly because of the bewildering complexity of security solutions. Three years ago, a News of the World reporter posed as a freelance pilot, paid £150 for a British Airways uniform and used a fictitious company name and false date of birth to obtain a security pass. One common way of attracting visitors to a web site is to make it look attractive by incorporating animated graphics and interactive features written in Java, Flash and other common browser plug-in programs. Three billion dollars. Whether the problems lie with the end-user or at the board-level, with reticence or apathy, policy enforcement is one of the greatest challenges in securing the corporate network.