March / April 2005 Issue

Firewalls ring changes
Once they were border controls, then customs and excise, now they are the police, the fire brigade and the health service. Can firewalls do it all? William Knight investigates ...more

Cyberstalking in the urban jungle
SA Mathieson finds out what can be done to frustrate internet-enabled predators. Otherwise, companies could be liable for putting workers at risk.

Healthcare security needs a social solution
Ian Grant puts into context the information security issues provoked by the UK’s £6bn National National Programme for Information Technology.

Mid-Atlantic security
The UK and the Republic of Ireland exhibit similarities and differences produced by a common context - caught between the poles of the US and the EU. SA Mathieson takes a comparative look.

Compliance concentrates the mind
Representatives from SecureWave, Accenture, Orthus, Enterasys, and Redmonk debate the issues determining the infosec field in 2005.

Security - built-in or bolted-on to the SOA?
Service oriented architectures are de rigeur in the enterprise among developers heedless of security. Problem?

Self-defending Network puts Cisco on attack
Network equipment king Cisco dreams of becoming the one-stop shop for all your networking needs, including security. Cath Everett probes.

The four ages of malware
Roger Thompson, director of malicious content research, Computer Associates traces the history of a nuisance.

Fight hidden persuaders with fine filters
Horst Joepen, SVP strategic alliances, CyberGuard spells out the dark side of web traffic.

If you don't know who goes there, you could be jailbound
Michael Burling, managing director of Thor Technologies, EMEA, contends that secure enterprise provisioning can help ensure your liberty

Embracing risk
Peter Berlich, member of (ISC)2’s European Advisory Board, delineates the discipline of risk management

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