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"Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. If the enemy shows an inclination to advance, lure him on to do so; if he is anxious to retreat, delay on purpose that he may carry out his intentions." Sun Tzu, The Art of War The internet age has heralded unprecedented opportunities. Despite remaining a core issue for IT managers, a recent study by the United Kingdom’s Department of Trade and Industry indicates that as many as 78 percent of the U.K. companies surveyed have experienced at least one malicious security incident, with 44 percent experiencing them within the last year (2002/2001). Information security teams are under increasing pressure to demonstrate financial return on investment (ROI) for security projects. Hackers manage to successfully break into systems much more often than you might realise. Information security teams are under increasing pressure to demonstrate financial return on investment (ROI) for security projects. Over the last few years, the nature of security solutions has been evolving to meet the growing and increasing nature of the IT security threat. The traditional “triple A’s” of access security, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting, have been joined by a newcomer - Auditing. Like its predecessors, auditing is most effective when enforced, rather than being voluntary. In the classic tale of French chivalry, The Three Musketeers, the intrepid heroes more often than not find themselves in predicaments that one of them-in a drunken stupor-has precipitated. Over the past few years, Information Security has emerged as a separate and distinct profession from traditional systems and physical security career fields. Historically, encryption technology has been seen as too cumbersome, complicated and expensive for organisation to invest in, with too little return. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are leaving themselves vulnerable to security and compliance risks by not having internet acceptable use policies (AUPs) that address the latest and most dangerous internet-based threats, a new study has warned. The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) today released what it claims is the first comprehensive list of Voice over IP (VoIP) security threats. Mirapoint releases new editions of its Message Server and Message Director email and security appliances. An "avalanche" of Mitglieder Trojans is drowning computers worldwide with security experts warning that over 30 countries are now affected by the different variants of this threat. Four of the five variants (FK, FL, FM and FN) are among the six threats most frequently detected, according to by Panda Software.

ArcSight's flagship product, the ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager, is a security event management (SEM) tool capable of analyzing large mounts of network data in real time. The IDS model fell down because the flood of unfiltered alerts overwhelmed the resources of security teams, but SEM provides correlation, filtering and analysis to, in theory, allow the few real threats to be picked out of the blizzard of less important alerts and false positives.

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus is part of the eTrust security product family that has build its reputation on usability, detection, disinfection and the quality of support expected of any best-of-breed security solution. It provides its users with regular updates for ongoing protection, offering both virus antidotes and signature files to keep the user one step ahead. If you are looking for an anti-virus solution that protects both the server environment and the workstation, with more than adequate protection for a typical SME and the larger corporation alike, then eTrust Antivirus is well worth consideration. Installation of the eTrust Antivirus solution is flexible, it can either be achieved remotely or by local means, so depending on the size of your enterprise you can determine which offers the best option when you are ready to install it.

They may not have as many employees, generate the same size revenues or have the million-plus customer base of the large enterprises, but when it comes to Internet security, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) face exactly the same risks as larger organizations when they incorporate e-business and e-commerce into their traditional business models. Open-source software, security certifications, and emerging threats were among the topics a panel of CISOs pondered at the Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas. The number of attacks targeting instant message programs shot up 400 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to research from IM security firm Akonix.