June 2002
COVER STORY
FEATURES
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
COVER STORY

IDS at the Crossroads
ROUNDTABLE   Four infosec innovators size up new threats and how IDSes are evolving to meet them.
Moderated by Pete Lindstrom

IDS Crystal Ball
SIDEBAR   Over the next two years, what will be the most significant change in IDS technology?



FEATURES

Security on a Shoestring
SECURITY FREEWARE   Cash-strapped IT departments can turn to freeware security tools for robust access control, intrusion detection, content filtering and more.
By Robert G. Ferrell

In Defense of Freeware

Making Sense of Firewalls

Layered Insecurity
SECURITY ARCHITECTURE    Perplexed by your network's overlapping layers? Here's how to engineer practical and effective defense-in-depth
By Richard Mackey

Bullish on VPNs
SECURITY MARKET    While leased-line competition remains strong, an increasing focus on ROI is driving VPN deployment.
By Jason Wright

PGP for Extranet FTP
TECH TALK    Encryption stalwart can secure file transfers for organizations that don't need the robustness--or the cost--of VPNs.
By Tim Maletic




COLUMNS

Wise at 50?
NOTE  By Andy Briney

Feds Raid "Deceptive Duo's" Hacker Cave
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE    A monthly look at the foibles, follies and felons of infosec.
By Lawrence M. Walsh

Roll-up Patching
ASK THE SURGEON GENERAL    What's the difference between a hotfix, security update patch, cumulative patch and security roll-up patch?
By Russ Cooper

Practical Firewalling
JUST THE BASICS     The virtual network perimiter has changed the rules of the game for firewalls--and that means changing our tactics.
By Fred Avolio

Guardians at the Gate
LOGOFF    Making CISSP requirements stronger is meaningless unless (ISC)2 can ensure only qualified applicants take the test.
By William Stackpole



DEPARTMENTS

Viewpoint
Readers sound off on password reset solutions, forensics books, intrusion prevention and ISO 17799.

News & Analysis
- The Web's Future Passkey
- Benchmarks with Teeth
- Microsoft Plays Antitrust Security Card
- Clearswift's Sweeping Changes
- On the Move
- @work
- Profile: Pat Gilmore
- By the Numbers
- Infosec History


Products
TEST CENTER   Harris STAT Neutralizer
By JP Vossen

HOT PICK   Check Point Software Technologies' SmartDefense

SOLUTIONS   Profiles of NetIQ's Security Manager 3.5, Commonwealth Films' Computer Virus Attack and NetScreen Technologies' NetScreen-5000 Series

SECURE READS   Gary Bahadur, William Chan and Chris Weber's Privacy Defended

Happenings
CALENDAR OF EVENTS   Late Spring and early summer security events on tap