Maximum Security, Fourth Edition

Chapter 2. The State of the Net: A World at War

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Hacking, Cracking, and Other Malicious Behavior

• Governments at War

• The State of the Government

• The State of the Corporate Sector

• A Warning

Since 1973, Internet sites have been breached on a regular basis. Although it’s difficult to compare the Internet of the late 70s and 80s with the network known as the Internet today, it is safe to say that the attack trends are not decreasing. This chapter was designed to give you a tour of some of the chaos that exists on the Internet today, as well as to provide some insight into what could possibly lie ahead. We will examine the fact that every type of organization in existence has been broken into, ranging from educational institutions to corporations ...