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Columnists: Archive: October 2001 

Lessons learned from SET - Visa takes another stab at PKI

When you've been involved in public key infrastructure (PKI) technology as long as Tom Manessis has, you learn a few things - mostly the hard way. Like how PKI by itself won't solve any business problem, and how it's important to keep things simple if you expect PKI efforts to gain traction.

President Bush's Focus on Security

META Group sees President Bush's appointment of a presidential advisor for cyberspace security as a positive move, as it sends a message that computer security is a national priority. This alone should encourage a greater awareness of the needs for computer security, making people more willing to make the extra effort and pay the extra expense to ensure their security. This should continue to drive investment in the security sector and be a positive for the leading security vendors, including Check Point, ISS, Network Associates, RSA, Symantec and VeriSign.