Trends That Are Affecting Security
Over the past decade, the computer software and the IT community at large have experienced patterns in events that threaten the security of computers worldwide. This section discusses some of these trends; later sections talk about how to deal with these threats.
The Power of Crackers
In addition to legitimate Web application users, there are those who either casually or regularly attempt to illegally access computers and their data using a variety of methods. For the purposes of this discussion, we'll refer to these people as crackers. This chapter discusses how the numbers of crackers have grown and how their tools have become much more powerful. Combine this with a proliferation of viruses and the complexity ...
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