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Take another look at that replacement credit card from your bank. The recent Techno-Security Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina brought out a bevy of IT security officers, IT administrators, law enforcement types and others to learn about what they can do to better their organization's infosecurity posture. Following on the heels of applying the patch Fred Rica style (see www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2002/04/17_04.htm), the SNMP vulnerability has loomed into view as the next procrastinating administrator’s nightmare. CERT (www.cert.org) has released a comprehensive guide for protecting information systems. By nature, human beings take the easiest route. Every one of us is all about the path of least resistance The amazing book of Lance Spitzner "Know Your Enemy" seems to have opened the floodgates of honeypot deployment. The Internet has been the catalyst for incredible change in our economy. The general malaise and recession in the telecommunications sector seems to claim new victims every month. A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit in on a class on computer forensics, courtesy of Guidance Software. Regular readers of SC's Opinionwire will recall me wibbling on about how credit and debit card issuers are moving steadily towards PIN-based authorization of transactions. A German research company has found a gaping hole in leading antivirus software, putting security firms in a panic. For the person responsible for business continuity (BC), getting board-level commitment can be the biggest obstacle to creating a process to manage an ongoing program of business continuity activities. 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. Is your company data an asset or a threat? 2001 was without any doubt the year of vulnerabilities. In this article, issues of virus naming as they impact users will be discussed, and some of the ways that naming might affect the reviewing of products will be examined. What is the solution to laptop loss? Software tracking, a layered approach to security, or is there another way? Illena Armstrong reports What does the future hold for secure virtual private networks? Illena Armstrong gazes into her crystal ball to look for the answer. Unless C-level executives are thoroughly involved in security matters your business strategy will suffer, says James L. Bindseil Recovering your laptop after it has been stolen is not as quite imposible as it might seem, as Louise Murray finds out