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Johan Beckers & Jean Paul Ballerini, Technology Consultants, Internet Security Systems EMEA (www.iss.net)It is important to know that there are various sources of IDS data, i.e. network, server and desktop, and to have a common understanding of what they detect, and how they can be configured. In this article we will look at ways of analysing this data, focusing on the area of the Security Information Management (SIM) systems where consolidation, aggregation and correlation play a key role. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article focuses on the computer security platforms and products being offered by companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. These giant companies are opt to be considered as overall computer security providers. Microsoft offers a total computer security platform including the access control, tokens and scanning software designed to make a computer system hack-free and virus-free. On the other hand, Cisco offers a total security platform based on a dominant network model that can search, isolate and thwart the passage of bad code before it rampages the computer system.

Reports on developments related to computer security. Usefulness of the book "Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks," by Michael Zalewski; Disclosure of a security flaw in the antivirus products of Computer Associates International Inc.; Discovery of an extortion attempt by a computer hacker.

Reports developments in the computer industry in the U.S. Availability of the book "The Executive Guide to Information Security," by Mark Egan and Tim Mather; Move of Great Britain-based antivirus company Sophos PLC to license Agnitum Ltd.'s Outpost personal firewall technology for integration into its enterprise and small-business products; Plans of open-source relational database MySQL developers to modify the software in the wake of the Forbot worm.