August 2002
COVER STORY
FEATURES
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
COVER STORY

Instant Headache
The rapidly expanding use of instant messaging is introducing new security challenges to enterprise networks.
By Curtis E. Dalton & William Kannengeisser

Management, Not Banishment
CASE STUDY   Admins find ways to make instant messaging work for enterprises.
By Anne Saita

Prying Eyes
SIDEBAR   Increasing IM usage spurs greater monitoring of online conversations.
By Carl Weinschenk


FEATURES

Security Still Pays
SECURITY MARKET   Tight budgets, hiring freezes and layoffs haven't stopped employers from continuing to invest in security professionals with the right stuff.
By David Foote

(Still) At Your Service
MANAGED SECURITY   Despite some spectacular failures, managed security services remains a growth industry.
By Natalie James

Specialty Shops
SIDEBAR   "Boutique" security service providers hold their own--at least so far.
By Natalie James

Top Guns
CASE STUDY    When mind and machine meet in the cockpit of a SOC.
By Richard Thieme & Andrew Briney

How to Pick an MSSP
SIDEBAR   IETF group works to give IPSec a boost.
By Natalie James



COLUMNS

The $4.2 Billion Bailout
NOTE
By Andrew Briney

The Wireless Writing on the Wall
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE    A monthly look at the foibles, follies and felons of infosec.
By Lawrence M. Walsh

The Real Deal on Wireless
JUST THE BASICS   Sure, WLANs are scary. But since you're stuck with them, you might as well try to secure them.
By Fred Avolio

PKI for the Masses
LOGOFF     With a nifty GUI and a little applied know-how, public-key encryption has arrived for everyone…including my mom.
By Micah Silverman



DEPARTMENTS
VIEWPOINT
Readers sound off on budgets, host-based security, policies and CISSP certification.

News & Analysis
Security Buying Spree
Searching for Cyberterrorism
Infosecurity Through Regulation?
Compression With Encryption
On the Move
@work
PROFILE: Scott McPherson
By the Numbers
Infosec History


Products
TEST CENTER
Symantec Gateway Security Appliance
By Scott Sidel

HOT PICK
nCircle Network Security's nCircle IP360

SOLUTIONS
Profiles of Shavlik Enterprise's EnterpriseInspector 2.0, Avatier's Password Bouncer 2.0 and Aladdin Knowledge Systems' eSafe Appliance

SECURE READS
Michael A. Simonyi's Securing Windows NT/2000: From Policies to Firewalls and Dr. Cyrus Peikari & Seth Fogie's Windows .NET Server Security Handbook

Happenings
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Summer security events on tap