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Is your company data an asset or a threat? Best practice (ISO 17799) advocates the development of information security policies to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. While Internet security has always been important, only recently has it emerged as an important issue for almost all who use the Internet. In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist events in the United States, the fear that malevolent hackers and other criminal perpetrators might unleash a cyberattack on the Internet is becoming an increasing concern. The events of September 11 have made security a national priority in the USA. Interest in security is at an all-time high. How can we best secure our possessions, our information, even ourselves? Intrusion detection has become big business on the Internet and, to be honest, it's not surprising. 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. Illena Armstrong looks at the complex and challenging task of managing identities over today’s distributed company systems. Even the best of security policies will be ineffectual without proper implementation, says Gunter Ollmann Steven Drew and Joe Stewart argue that it is possible to be forewarned and forearmed against even sophisticated internet worms Don’t overlook the importance of sound policy in your efforts to achieve effective security, says Bob Whelan Defending your wireless LAN may seem an impossible task, says Dave Piscitello, but you can do it more easily than you may think Tighter regulation and higher levels of cyber attacks will increase the role of the CSO in 2004. Marcia Savage reports 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 two a.m. Do you know where your corporate data is? A series of recent bloody court battles, well-documented in the press, have highlighted the importance of clear policies governing the use of an organization’s information systems. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes worldwide. With the recent glut of snow in the mid-Atlantic and north-eastern region of the United States, I found myself in front of the computer screen for even longer periods of time than usual. Organizations are increasingly being asked to provide staff with remote access to corporate systems.