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Computer & Internet Security in Ireland: A to ZAre you feeling secure?
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There are many different types of risks to be
covered when planning security for your computer system. Arthur O'Hara provides
an A to Z of security products. Read on: - It's tempting to think security
for your technology isn't something you need to worry about - after all, how
many times has somebody attempted to hack into your system and steal your
precious client information? Probably not that often. But this is a very shallow perception of IT
security issues. Security for your computer system covers all sorts of
risks, and some of them aren't just possible but are in fact probable. Viruses decimate computer systems every day,
causing countless hours of expensive down time and paying the salaries of the
`told-you-so's' who repair the damage. Insecure back-up tapes are lost or mislaid just
when business premises go on fire or are flooded and IT systems are
destroyed. Disgruntled ex-employees attempt to take valuable data with
them when they go. Employees sue for sexual harassment when their
colleagues send them pornographic e-mail. Rival companies sue for slander
when employees send defamatory information to each other and to clients. Oh, and by the way, hackers do exist and the
bigger you are the more of a target you present. As if the threat of all
this wasn't enough to prompt action, Irish companies are also legally obliged to
keep their data safe. Under the Data Protection Act, not only do
consumers and clients have a right to see information held on file about them,
they also have a right to have that data stored safely. The range of security products and services on
the market is overpowering. From firewalls
and ethical hacking to anti-virus software, layered content management and
monitoring systems, knowing what you need and what you don't can be a difficult
task. One thing is certain, unless you take regular advice from those in
the know, you could be affecting the future growth of your company. A recent survey by Ernst & Young showed
that 66 per cent of companies said that fears about security is the biggest
inhibitor to e-commerce expansion in Ireland and the Britain. To this end,
a growing number of companies are employing the services of `ethical hacking'
security companies, where friendly hackers attempt to break into their IT
systems to see how well protected they are. Welcome to the 21st century. Baker Consultants Products/services offered: Baker Consultants
describes itself as one of Ireland's leading TCP/IP experts. Its experience spans internet connectivity,
security, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) training and consultancy. Its services
include internet security, network security, security audits, firewalls,
anti-virus products, token-based authentication and certification. Baker designs and implements secure networking
solutions for financial institutions and provides a managed VPN service from its
operating centres in Dublin. The company has partnerships with Lucent
Technologies, Hummingbird and Process Software. Products marketed include MIMESweeper, Secure
ID, Lucent Managed Firewall, Checkpoint Firewall, Cisco Pix Firewall, Verisign
and Session Wall-3. Baker's clients include Bank of Ireland, NCB, Guinness
Ireland and Glanbia. Baltimore Technologies Products/services offered: Baltimore
Technologies specialises in e-security products, services and solutions. It uses
a system that addresses the `who, what and where' of information security. The 'who' part is about authenticating the
identity of users, devices and applications on a network using the public key
infrastructure (PKI) range of digital signature and digital passport products. The 'what' is about managing and controlling
what data, such as e-mail, can come in and out of an organization, using content
security products such as Baltimore MIMEsweeper. The `where' is about controlling where users
are allowed to go on the network and what data they are allowed to access, using
control and authorisation products, such as Baltimore SelectAccess. Baltimore also markets a range of developer
security toolkits, designed for application developers to build security into
their products. The company also offers specific security
solutions for specific target markets, including business to business solutions,
ASP solutions, VPN solutions, e-commerce solutions and Windows 2000 solutions. BIC Systems Products/services offered: BIC Systems deals
with security with both the public (health, education and government) and
private sector companies. All of its products are scalable and are aimed
at both SMEs and large corporations. BIC markets a complete range of security
applications, including Checkpoint FireWall-1, which is an application suite for
complete enterprise security with over 60 per cent share of the firewall market
in Britain. In addition, it sells Checkpoint VPN-1, a
family of hardware and software products providing secure connectivity to
corporate networks, for remote and mobile users using the internet. Cable & Wireless Products/services offered: Cable & Wireless
offers a full range of security solutions for corporate customers. The application of the technology is typically
for remote access, internet or e-commerce trading. It also works closely with
customers to help them prepare full security plans and to audit existing
security infrastructure. C&W's range of software and hardware
solutions include the core Checkpoint Firewall-1
which runs on Nokia. It also features Cylink encryption, Websence,
MIMESweeper, Microsoft Proxy Server, Radius and RSA Security for authentication.
Firewall implementations on Cisco and Nortel routers also provided. Cara Group Products/Services offered: The Cara Group
provides security solutions in four main areas - remote access security, internet
security, network security and public key integration. Its security partners include RSA Security,
Checkpoint, Zaxus, Nokia, ISS, Vistorm and Cisco. The Chambers of Commerce of Ireland Products/services offered: The Chambers of
Commerce markets its own security solution, ChamberSeal, a trust product for the
web aimed at both SMEs and large companies. It says this product will be of particular
interest to companies who buy and sell over the internet and also those
companies whose customers are buying from Europe or America. The ChamberSeal is a verification that the
company behind the website is real and a legitimate company. Cost £450 plus
vat. CMS Peripherals Products: Computer Associates's eTrust suite of
products. These include eTrust Firewall,
which enables authorised users internet/intranet access to mission-critical
applications while keeping unauthorised users out. eTrust Intrusion Detection offers surveillance,
intrusion, and attack detection, inappropriate URL detection and blocking,
alerting, logging and realtime response available in a single software package. eTrust Virtual Private Network offers privacy
for communications over public networks and between servers behind your
firewall. It enables trusted eBusiness, allowing secure communications to and
from business partners and remote offices while leveraging the internet to
replace expensive WAN links and dial up lines. eTrust Content Inspection
provides protection for eBusiness against viruses and malicious Java applets,
ActiveX controls and other downloadable code. It protects businesses from
internet borne threats by inspecting mobile code behaviour. eTrust Inoculate IT
anti-virus software provides virus detection and realtime cure. Hands-free
virus signature updates and centralised management protect your entire
enterprise against potentially damaging and costly virus incidents. Computer Associates Ireland Products/services offered: CA's flagship security
product is called eTrust and is aimed at both large and small companies to
protect their e-business infrastructure. According to CA, eTrust is fully
scalable and is used by very large organisations to support millions of users. eTrust security allows an organisation to
implement a single security policy and to treat any new technologies as simply
an extension to that policy. Its integrated approach also ensures that there
are no gaps between security components, which could be exploited by a
hacker. eTrust also gives secure, easy access using digital certificates,
encryption and support for both PKI and VPNs. In addition, it ensures
network protection using firewalls
and other means throughout an organisation, from network servers to desktop
anti-virus solutions. Digital Products/services offered: DCM services SMEs
through to enterprise customers. The company distributes products on
behalf of Lucent Technologies, Avaya Communications, ECI Telecom, MCK
Technologies, Optical Access, Vcon, Polyspan, Expand and Cisco. Products
include Lucent firewalls and RSA
Security. Entropy Products/services offered: Entropy deals
in security software, hardware and consulting services. It provides
security services ranging from design, planning and installation of security
systems up to implementation and testing. Entropy's security products
include Check Point Technologies Firewall
1, Trend Micro, MIMEsweeper, Webtrends and Websense. Fulcrum Distribution Ltd Fulcrum Distribution Ltd is a distributor of
specialist network, information and internet
security products. The company works through a nationwide network of
resellers, VARs, internet service providers and system integrators. Priority Data Group Products/services offered: Priority Data Group
deals in e-commerce security issues, providing anti-virus and Internet
security products and managed services. The company is part of the growing PKI world
programme and as such has given its commitment to working with Baltimore
Technologies. Its products include: McAfee anti-virus, Cybercop,
MIMEsweeper, Gauntlet Firewall, PGP, Magic Help Desk and Sniffer. Services
include security health checks and assessments, data recovery, training, and
full technical support. RITS Information Security Products/services offered: RITS provides
consulting services to clients in information security, audit and control.
Much of the information in today's technology-driven organisations must be
protected against unauthorised disclosure, interception or alteration. To this end, the company markets software
covering all spectrums of security
from network protection, firewalls and anti-virus systems to ethical hacking and
computer forensics analysis. Systemhouse TechnologyGroup Products/services offered: Systemhouse
Technology is a reseller of a large number of anti-virus, firewall
and system security software and hardware products from Symantec, Watchguard,
ZyXEL, and Network Associates. Aimed at corporate customers, the company has an
extensive range of software . SSE Products/services offered: SSE, a Siemens
company, provides advanced software security
solutions, including products and services, to vertical markets from
telecommunications to finance. Its products include scalable PKI solutions
(TrustedCA), digital signatures (TrustedDoc), secure e-mail solutions
(TrustedMIME) and taccess control and authorization technologies
(TrustedAuthorizer). The security solutions allow use of PKI,
digital signature and encryption technologies together with flexible certificate
management, smart card support and attribute authorisation to create highly
secure channels for internal and external business communications. Based in Dublin, SSE markets its service
worldwide. Trintech Group Products/services offered: Trintech
supplies infrastructure technology for secure payment through physical, virtual
or mobile channels. Its flagship security product is PayWare EveryWhere,
the company's range of e-payment infrastructure solutions, designed for multiple
environments, currencies, channels and layers of security. Ward Solutions Products/services offered: Ward Solutions
carries a range of software and hardware systems in the security area, including
software to test and maintain the integrity of firewall
and network security systems, password systems, e-mail and web monitoring
software, digital signature and public key encryption software. Behind every virus is a psychologist Virus and hacker activity has noticeably
increased in Ireland, with three making Irish headlines in recent times.
The Hybris `HaHaHa' virus, the Anna Kournikova virus and the Naked Housewife
virus caught many off guard and meant many companies suffered. "The one thing
most viruses have in common is that they come with an attachment, and they
monitor what you do when online. Once you are infected, for example Hybris
mails itself to addresses on your system so you can pass it on without knowing
you have it." Believed to have originated in South America,
Hybris arrived with random subject lines, content, and attachment names and in
one example seen by Computers in Business, an e-mail arrived from
'hahaha@sexyfun.net' with a subject line `Snowhite and the seven Dwarfs -- The
REAL Story!' Viruses have been around for a long time, but
they are actually getting cleverer. As technology has evolved to make it harder for
viruses to infect computer system, viruses have evolved to keep up Viruses use psychology to get computer users to
let their guard down. Such viruses to make the news, were the Anna
Kournikova and the Naked Housewife viruses, both promised recipients of an
infected mail a pornographic image if they opened the attachment. Increasingly, viruses use psychology to get
around people's better judgement. The general rule is that you should
always do a double take before you double click. While dealing with a virus might only take a
few minutes, in a large organisation, those few minutes might be multiplied by
hundreds of people, and result in serious down time. According to industry experts, there are around
62,000 different viruses circulating on the Internet, but with many Websites
hosting Do-It-Yourself virus kits around 1,000 variations appear every week.
Hackers' history, Murphy, now the chairman of IAM/Secure Data
System, was the inspiration for the movie Sneakers. 1988 - The Morris Worm: On November 2
1988, Robert Tappan Morris released a worm that brought down one-tenth of the
Internet - which at the time was 6,000 computer systems. Named the Morris Worm, this exploit inspired
the founding of a governmental anti-cyberterrorism team, CERT (computer
emergency response team), to deal with future Morris worms. Morris made the mistake of chatting about his
worm for months before he actually released it on the internet, so it didn't
take long for the police to track him down. Morris caused $15 million
worth of damage. 1993 - The MOD: In 1993, the Masters Of
Deception (MOD) were famous for inventing ways to avoid paying for long-distance
calls. They also listened in on private conversations. MOD also hacked its way into databases
belonging to the US National Security Agency, AT&T, and the Bank of
America. They also accessed credit reports of the rich and famous by
hacking into a the computer system of TRW a credit-record reporting agency. 1995 - Kevin Mitnick: Caught by the FBI on
February 15, 1995, Kevin Mitnick was the first person to be convicted of gaining
access to a computer network for criminal purposes. He was also the first
cracker to have his face appear on an FBI `Most Wanted' poster. Mitnick was charged with stealing $1 million
worth of sensitive project data from computer systems, including thousands of
credit card numbers from online databases. He denied cracking the North American Air
Defense command computer, a crack which inspired the movie War Games. 1995 - Citibank Heist: In 1995, Vladimir
Levin, a graduate of St Petersburg University, committed what would be known as
the great Citibank heist. Levin convinced Citibank's computers to transfer
$10 million from its customers' accounts to his. He was intercepted
through Interpol at Heathrow Airport and Citibank got most of the money back. 1999/2000 - Lovebug, Melissa: For some
reason, the writers of the two worst e-mail viruses of the 20th century are not
heralded as hacking heroes. The writers of the LoveBug, which knocked out
countless computer networks last May, were traced to a college in the
Philippines and the investigation died out. Melissa, which stuck in April 1999 -
affecting more than 100,000 e-mail users within hours of its release - gained
notoriety for David Smith, its creator. 2000 - MafiaBoy: In February 2000, a
Canadian boy who went by the name MafiaBoy was arrested for launching a
denial-of-service attack that brought down many of the internet's largest
sites. MafiaBoy managed to cripple Amazon, eBay and Yahoo during the week
of Feb. 6 and Feb. 14, 2000. MafiaBoy gained illegal access to 75 computers
in 52 different networks and planted a Denial of Service tool on them which he
then activated and used to attack 11 internet sites by sending up to 10,700
false information requests in ten seconds. 2001 - Anna Kournikova/Iloveyou/Naked
Wife: The advent of the social engineering virus has seen computer users
suckered into opening and spreading worms, even among battle hardened virus
watchers. The Melissa virus was able to cause so much
damage because users were caught unawares. On the March 6 another virus
tried to induce users to infect their PCs with the subject line "Naked
Wife" and the message "My wife never looked like that". The
sting in this virus was in the attachment "NakedWife.exe". With
most previous viruses of this type, the payload was to get your e-mail system to
copy the virus to all those in the address book. The "Naked" virus also has another
more damaging payload. It attempted to delete all .BMP, .COM, .DLL, .EXE, .INI,
and .LOG files in the Windows and Windows\System directories rendering your PC
unusable. Additional material: Indications in Ireland as elsewhere are that
users are beginning to take heed of the warnings about opening file attachments
on e-mails as there were fewer than expected instances of this virus. Reduce risks with encryption Encryption technology can be seen as an
enabler. It's about being able to go about your business, taking for
granted that your security is
safe. While there is a tangible threat from hackers and e-mail does get
intercepted, that's not really what we want to emphasise. All business is about taking risks, and using
encryption technology is about mitigating some of those risks. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if 95
per cent of our e-mail is intercepted, as it is usually fairly mundane, but the
cost of encryption can be well worth securing the crucial other 5 per cent. Encryption is essentially the process of using
mathematical formulas to scramble information in such a way that a person with
the right key (the same formula) can descramble the information. The formulas in question, algorithms, come in
many different levels of complexity: the bigger the formula, the harder the code
is to crack, but the more processing power is needed as well. Encryption software ranges in price from being
free, for the freeware package Pretty Good Privacy distributed online, right up
to hundreds of thousands of pounds for military grade encryption software. The challenge of doing business electronically
is making sure that people are who they say they are, whether your business is
B2B, B2C or m-commerce related. How can you be sure that data sent to you
hasn't been changed en route? With no written signature or voice to recognise, we have to look to other means. For your Personal Firewall I recommend Zone Labs Zone Alarm Pro.
For your added privacy I recommend Ad-aware
from Lavasoft, Sweden.
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