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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. Mirapoint releases new editions of its Message Server and Message Director email and security appliances. SC Magazine’s U.S. and U.K. editorial teams spotlight some of the noteworthy people, major merger/acquisitions and leading compliance worries of yet another eventful year in IT security. With the help of our U.S. Editorial Advisory Board, we’ve focused on those eminent IT security professionals who are not only out and about around the globe bringing attention to the various issues surrounding cyberspace, but also tirelessly working to thwart cybercriminals’ attacks on organizations and private citizens. These are the players who continue to influence others in the industry and help to evolve thinking around various IT security issues and threats. George Washington University needed to boost its vulnerability scanning in a mixed system environment. By Marcia Savage 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. 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.

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.

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.

Red-M's Red-Alert Pro is a wireless intrusion detection probe that senses 802.11 a, b, g, and even Bluetooth activity simultaneously. It logs security threats and feeds the details to a Red Detect server if run in managed mode, or stores it if run standalone. Red-Alert Pro keeps track of connections between known and unknown devices, making an alert whenever a new unknown device is present and informing you of which device(s) the unknown entity is communicating with. If run in standalone mode, the security logs can be accessed via a convenient and intuitive web interface. If run in managed mode, the Red Detect server handles the logs.

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.

In the past we have looked at pcAnywhere, which has been a consistent runner in past telecommuting group tests. This time around Symantec has supplied its Client Security.

This hardware solution is suitable for both the hardened teleworker or a small office environment. It brings with it not only a stateful inspection firewall, but also the protection of a VPN. For the user logging into an enterprise, MD5 authentication comes into play. This ensures encrypted communications and also foils any attempt to steal the SonicWALL password.

Another policy enforcement product, but with some added features that really give it some teeth, is iomart's NetIntelligence. As well as monitoring URL requests, it also looks at the network as a whole (hardware, software and all files) and can instantly detect whether any unauthorized changes have been made, or whether any prohibited content is suddenly present.

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. It’s a maxim that applies as much to network security as it does to protecting physical assets because there are many ways for a determined individual to penetrate a perimeter defense. Some threats like the Sobig virus instantly threatened networks through email attachments while T-Mobile’s customer data was hacked over a period of many months as reported in SC Magazine here.

There are now many policy management tools for the control of email usage, and that need arises from the growing requirements that increasing legislation has put on companies. Policy Patrol is one such solution, ensuring that certain criteria are being met, and reducing the risk to the enterprise by monitoring communications and filtering out according to a rule set.

There are pre-set policies that allow the new installation to be put in place quickly and effectively while new policies are written.