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It was just another PnP hole until virus writers got hold of it. David Quainton follows the return of the network worm Smaller pay raises in IT security don’t mean infosec is a bad career path, says David Foote. Instead, it proves what a good place it is to be The president of CardSystems has claimed his company could be put out of business if Visa and American Express pull out of business with them. CardSystems is finding out just how painful poor security is after major credit-card companies moved to cut ties with the data broker and payment processor. The National Association of Attorneys General has sent a letter to CardSystems Solutions demanding that the company notify all customers affected by a security breach that exposed millions of credit cards to potential fraud. More than half of the IT professionals in a recent survey said their companies do not fully understand the requirements mandated by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) compliance is to become less of a headache, the head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has promised. Security professionals in IT seem to be disheartened by federal officials on several fronts. This is the running theme across a couple of our features this month. Some organizations believe that minimizing the retention time of historical email reduces their business risk. They make it a routine practice, and in certain instances attempt to set company-wide policies, to delete old electronic communications, assuming that the messages will not be needed nor recoverable in other places. Less than a quarter of businesses in North America have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) according to a new study. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide that federal agencies can use to help them understand HIPAA's security requirements. The deadline for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements (SOX) will come into force at the close of this fiscal year. Companies disclosing their results must implement an internal control structure to assure the accuracy of financial reports, evaluate the control structure periodically and make sure that controls are tested at least annually by an independent audit firm. Security training body (ISC)2 is to award four one-year scholarships each worth up to $12,500. As the HIPAA privacy compliance deadline passes, Jon Bogen highlights the top action points for the new security rules Biometric firms will suffer from a US government decision to delay implementation of biometric visas for travellers to the country. Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is forcing companies to impose stricter policies, says Chris Mullins Memories of Y2K may have faded, but, says Steve Gold, another challenge could be just around the corner. Knowing where your network is vulnerable is half the battle. Illena Armstrong looks at the need for penetration test assessments As the deadline to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act looms, companies are getting themselves ready, Marcia Savage reports