March/April Issue

Zero day of the living dead
Zombie programs are plaguing the internet, turning innocent
computer systems into spam spewing botnets. By William Knight... more

Exit routes from the tender trap
Infosec professionals are being exhorted to educate themselves in the ways and wiles of business and management. SA Mathieson explores.

Israel’s security crucible
Location and history make Israel the world's premier software house for military and civilian security applications. Ian Grant investigates.

Shipping security — all at sea?
The data load that has accompanied the globalization of trade would make even Atlas stagger. And that's without the added burden of counter-terrorism. Matthew Stibbe reports... more

ISS’s CTO on 2006 — botnet armies and security services on line
Christopher Rouland talks to Brian McKenna about this year’s threat landscape and his company’s changing approach.

Words and things
The infosec industry has its work cut out in standardizing names and metrics for security phenomena. Danny Bradbury classifies.

Russians steppe out
Kapspersky Labs is a thought leader in the anti-malware market, but its wager to specialize could prove risky. Cath Everett analyzes.

Airy-fairy has no place in wireless policy
More and more companies are allowing people to use wireless communications to access networks. But standard IDs and passwords are not enough to secure such connections. Steve Gold probes.

Network futures: dumb and fast, or smart and self-defending?
The human immune system is now commonly invoked as a metaphor for how ICT networks should work. But some are sceptical. Evan Kaplan, CEO of SSL VPN supplier Aventail expresses his views to Brian McKenna.