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getting it. Websites, user manuals, bug reports, and books provide information
about how IT products work and what kinds of weaknesses exist in them.
Attackers are also at an advantage in that they can use the Internet to become
members of the same clubs, chat rooms, bulletin boards, and e-mail lists as the
defenders. Individuals planning security attacks can easily assume alter-identities
and remain anonymous as they enter these websites to seek information that will
help them develop information warfare tactics. The openness of the Internet and
the freedom to publish almost any type of information in numerous ...