May 2002
COVER STORY
FEATURES
COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
COVER STORY

Cyber-Menace
INTRODUCTION   A six-part Information Security Special Report on the growing virus problem--and what to do about it.
By Andy Briney

The Future of Malicious Code
VIRUS TRENDS   Predictions on blended threats, e-mail exploits, social engineering and more.   
By David Harley


Command and Control
MANAGEMENT   Centralized management solutions provide enterprises with a bird's eye view of AV defenses.  
By Jack Koziol


Combating Nonviral Malware
TROJANS   Trojans, sniffers and spyware, oh my!  
By Jay Heiser


Building "Synergistic" AV
AV ARCHITECTURE   Signature scanners aren't enough to combat today's multivector viruses and worms.  
By Peter Tippett


7 Things You Should Know About AV
AV MYTHS   When it comes to fighting viruses, don't assume the "standard" way is the best way.  
By Rob Rosenberger



FEATURES

Bulletproof
WEB SECURITY   We tested three leading Web server shields for security, performance, flexibility and more.
By Mike Bobbitt

Different Approaches, Same Goal

The Attacker's Arsenal

Product Comparison Chart

Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington
Q & A    The new vice chairman of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Board aims to keep cybersecurity a top priority in the post-9/11 world.
Interviewed by Richard Thieme

Betting on a Bundle?
ACCESS MANAGEMENT    Novell's new Secure Access features several AAA components tied into its formidable eDirectory. But a lack of integration makes this solution less of a suite and more like a collection of pieces.
By Joel Snyder

Staying Alive


COLUMNS

Next Steps for IDSes
NOTE  By Andy Briney

Hacker Service With a Smile
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE    A monthly look at the foibles, follies and felons of infosec.
By Lawrence M. Walsh

Autofixes
ASK THE SURGEON GENERAL    Tips on vulnerability remediation, event log analysis and Web browser control.
By Russ Cooper

Useful Criminal Intent
LOGOFF    An inmate hacker provided the evidence for improving jail's security.
By Michael Grattan



DEPARTMENTS

Viewpoint
Readers sound off on intrusion prevention, HIPAA and Scott McNealy.

News & Analysis
- Politics of InfoSec
- The Domino Effect
- DoS: Bit by Bit
- Check Point, Checkmate?
- On the Move
- @work
- Profile: WAYNE DONALD
- By the Numbers
- Infosec History

Products
TEST CENTER   PricewaterhouseCoopers' Enterprise Security Architecture System.
By Scott Sidel

HOT PICK   Core Security Technolgies' CORE IMPACT

SOLUTIONS   Profiles of Postini's Active EMS, Marshal Software's MailMarshal for Exchange 2000 and SecureWorks' iSensor v2

SECURE READS   John Viega and Gary McGraw's Building Secure Software

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