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Twenty-five percent of those acknowledging attacks reported from two
to five incidents; thirty-nine percent reported ten or more incidents.
Seventy percent of those attacked reported vandalism (only 64 percent
in 2000).
Fifty-five percent reported denial of service (only 60 percent in 2000).
Twelve percent reported theft of transaction information.
Six percent reported financial fraud (only 3 percent in 2000).
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Other Concerns
In addition to the published report discussed above, there are other sources
we can examine to identify threats to computer systems. We will do this by
giving a broad picture of the threat environment in which systems are currently
operated. An overview of many of today’s common threats is useful ...