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The US Senate has ratified the international Convention on Cybercrime, bringing the long-running treaty discussion one step nearer reality. A single box that can protect your network from all known evils sounds great, but does the reality live up to the hype? Rob Buckley investigates. For the last several years there has been an increased focus on network security, not only from the professionals who run the network, but also from business leaders, industry groups and government bodies. We used to live in an analog world. We played records, radio stations had static interference, we flattened out dollar bills to work in vending machines and we anguished over hanging chads. Sure, everything was converted into bits and bytes in the end, but the world we interacted with was a physical one. Time Magazine recently bestowed its prestigious "Person of the Year" honour on "You," recognising the growing social importance of community and collaboration on the web. In the last six months, image-based spam has pushed its way to the forefront of spam technique discussions. Image-based spam is not new, but it is now wreaking havoc on the effectiveness of many anti-spam products. Malware disguises itself to look like harmless code. Always clarify in outsourcing deals who is liable for data security, advises Tamzin Matthew. An unhappy systems administrator who may want to teach a seemingly unappreciative company a lesson. An employee who is passed over for a promotion or a raise. An IT manager who is disappointed by a bonus. A technically savvy database administrator willing to change information in the Oracle Financial Suite for a CEO whose future is riding on the next stock analyst's recommendation. As the internet evolves into an unprecendented user-centric experience, the need for consumer confidence is more critical than ever, Symantec CEO John Thompson said today. There is a growing range of security products that are springing up to support enterprise network infrastructures, according to analyst Butler Group. The headlines are scary for both CIOs and the companies they work for. "Stolen Computer Holds Information of 16,000 Driver's License Holders," "Vulnerability Auctions Killing Responsible Disclosure," "Hacking for Dollars: Is The Botnet Battle Already Lost?" "Online Brokerage Account 'Incursions' Worry SEC." The complexity, frequency, and malicious intent of security attacks from many sources are increasing in today's enterprise. Two months after the U.S. population reached 300 million people, the nation realised a more troubling statistical milestone when the nonprofit organisation, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse today reported that more than 100 million records have been exposed since the ChoicePoint data breach. In the last decade, the security of your information on your networks has been focused on protecting the integrity of data from outsiders. Much of the effort has been based on perimeter security - from outsiders trying to break into the network. The holiday season is officially underway. Retailers are bustling around to display choice merchandise, while consumers are busy spending. With businesses focused on meeting their end-of-year sales goals and planning for 2007, security may not be a top priority, which can be a costly mistake. US Financial institutions that meet the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC) year-end compliance guidance for stronger customer data and transaction protection will be wise not to declare victory. The recent controversy at this year's Black Hat security conference highlighted a growing trend in vulnerability research and reporting — the inability of some to make a distinction between technically interesting, novelty attacks versus real threats. Tuesday's election had one negative impact on citizens before the first ballot was even cast - a deluge of political spam messages flowing into users' inboxes. The UK has become a surveillance society that uses the advances in technology to increasingly monitor our day-to-day activities and intrude into our private lives, a report warns today.