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If you have an IP networked CCTV System on your corporate network, you may have inadvertently enabled vulnerabilities that weren't there previously! Winner: (ISC)2 Institute How did you get into security? I got into security eight years ago. Before that I switched between platform and network administration after a few years of application development. Now security has become a daily routine. For many organizations, instant messaging (IM) and other peer-to-peer (P2P) applications have become instant headaches. Two years ago, Bill Gates made the brave prediction that spam would soon be “a thing of the past.” But it currently makes up between 60 and 90 percent of the world’s email traffic, and by all accounts is not going away. If anything, this year will see spam reaching new heights. The SSL protocol is soon due for some of its most meaningful upgrades since adoption in the 1990s, according to a representative from the American Bar Association (ABA) Information Security Committee on Wednesday. National cybersecurity is improving as the public-private partnership broadens but much work remains, a panel of security experts said Wednesday. Spam, trojans, keyloggers and every variety of virus are on the increase, making life harder for information security professionals. René Millman assesses the scale of this onslaught When it comes to safeguarding electronic paper trails, Tess Koleczek is a master. A CIO for a marketing company was in a state of panic. He recently received a 20-page information security audit questionnaire from one of the company’s largest clients, a national bank. The questionnaire was a detailed self-assessment asking the company to verify the actions it took to protect bank information as per the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It’s 4am, cold, dark and I’m running as fast as I can, wearing only a dressing gown. What’s going on? And what has this to do with IT security? Organisations that ignore their responsibilities to manage email traffic securely face not only possible legal action, but the loss of a highly valuable asset. James Middleton reports Confidence in internet banking among U.K. consumers is "fragile," with half of active internet users telling the Financial Service Authority (FSA) that they were "extremely" or "very" concerned about fraud risk when making transactions. One of the emerging buzzwords of 2005 is "application security" but many managers still don’t have a clear picture of what the term means. Security vendors are not helping as they all clamor for a piece of this emerging budget line-item with very diverse offerings. Jill Cherveny-Keough never lowers her defenses. When she receives unsolicited email from an unknown source, Cherveny-Keough assumes it contains a worm, virus or verbiage that will attempt to collect and hijack her personal information. We turn the spotlight on the noteworthy professionals who are influencing the future of information security. By Illena Armstrong As usual, the SC Magazine readership survey has proven to be a most revealing exercise. Now in its fourth year, the end-of-year survey gives an insight into the mood and daily lives of our readers. When bad things happen to good networks — and no enterprise is completely immune from attacks on its IT infrastructure anymore — how the good guys fight back can make or break the company’s ability to survive the threat. Our fourth annual survey of our readers’ hopes, fears and exasperations provides a fascinating insight into the industry. Ron Condon reports Using the information supplied through your IDS and IPS in the right way could dramatically improve your incident response plans, discovers Jim Carr