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Companies invest millions of dollars into public key infrastructure (PKI) products and services; yet demonstrating a return on that investment can prove difficult. While it is hard to argue that the general level of security competence is increasing and better security tools are available every day, why is it that security remains a problem? It's hard to believe that it's been a year since the Code Red worm was making its way across the globe. Intrusion detection systems (IDS) have been the subject of endless articles, conferences, and discussions. Managed security services providers (MSSPs) are dead. A long while ago I had a business card identity that branded me as a Security Export Consultant. We have all heard about web services. With the mid-term elections come and gone, it’s time for the Bush Administration to re-focus its attention on protecting cyberspace. It would be nice if most intrusions were detected, but they are not. Co-incident with the news about the formation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Defense is the breaking of a story about a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ‘research project’ exploring the viability of sifting through huge amounts of transaction data looking for possible terrorist activities. This is the second part of a two-part article. The first part discussed security tools used to protect data integrity and the related business processes within an organization: (www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/sc-online/2002/article/48/article.html). This is the first part of a two-part article. The second part will discuss specific topics in more detail, including specific system and network security tools such as network port scanners, OS detection, configuration tools and vulnerability assessment. 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. There are many damaging consequences of a poorly planned security assessment, says Gunter Ollmann. Buying the latest tools to secure your assets is not the way forward. A structured plan for your infosec is vital, says Illena Armstrong. What does the future hold for secure virtual private networks? Illena Armstrong gazes into her crystal ball to look for the answer. Illena Armstrong reports on a project that is seeking to develop the infosecurity professionals of tomorrow Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is forcing companies to impose stricter policies, says Chris Mullins Creating a security policy may be hard, says Illena Armstrong, but making sure that users comply is always the biggest problem When employees of the city of Tallahassee asked for wireless access, finding a secure solution seemed almost impossible, says Curtis Franklin