July 2002 COVER STORY FEATURES COLUMNS DEPARTMENTS COVER STORY Security 'Round the World IT pros in Hungary, Singapore, Guatemala, South Africa and Iceland tell the story of infosecurity as they live it, including their unique challenges, triumphs and hopes for the future. Live, From Budapest! HUNGARY   By Tamas Veghelyi Fasten Your Seatbelts SINGAPORE   By Un-Kiat Khor Banking on Infosecurity GUATEMALA   By Gonzalo Santizo Where There's Smoke... SOUTH AFRICA   By Johann Van Duyn A Cold Slap in the Face ICELAND   By Leo Kolbeinsson FEATURES Faster, Stealthier... More Dangerous CRACKER TOOLS & TECHNIQUES   From Web app manipulators to kernel-level rootkits, ingenious hacker tools challenge infosec's ability to thwart--or at least contain--attacks. By Edward Skoudis The Worm Turns SIDEBAR By Edward Skoudis Sneaking Past IDS SIDEBAR By Edward Skoudis Safe at Any Speed? BALANCING SPEED & SECURITY    Infosec puts the pedal to the metal to keep pace with turbocharged apps and networks. By G. Mark Hardy Bringing Standards Up to Speed SIDEBAR   IETF group works to give IPSec a boost. By G. Mark Hardy Speed Limits SIDEBAR  Tips for ensuring the speed vs. security battle doesn't turn into a cultural war. By Ray Kaplan The Disclosure Debate ROUNDTABLE    Front-line vulnerability experts wrestle with IT security's knottiest question: Who should reveal what to whom--and when? Moderated by Pete Lindstrom COLUMNS COPS: The Silver Bullet for Security Management? NOTE  By Andy Briney Cyberlove Blooms in Hackerland ON THE LIGHTER SIDE    A monthly look at the foibles, follies and felons of infosec. By Lawrence M. Walsh Security Through ROSI-colored Glasses CURMUDGEON'S CORNER   Nobody tries to quantify the ROI of air conditioning. So why try it with security? By Jay Heiser 7 Things I've Learned LOGOFF     Lessons from 15 years on the front lines. By Marcus J. Ranum DEPARTMENTS VIEWPOINT Readers sound off on malware trends, Homeland Security and Y2K redux. News & Analysis - Top Dog of Worms - Litchfield's New Stance - Bankrolling Security - On the Move - @work - Profile: Jeff Moss - By the Numbers - Infosec History Products TEST CENTER ISS Wireless Scanner   The industry's first commercial wireless scanner covers a lot of bases but lacks maturity. By James C. Foster HOT PICK AirDefense Inc.'s AirDefense SOLUTIONS Profiles of CacheFlow's Security Gateway 600/6000 Series, Network Intelligence's Network Intelligence Engine, and Cisco's IDS 4250 and IDS Software 3.1 SECURE READS Richard E. Smith's Authentication Happenings CALENDAR OF EVENTS Summer security events on tap