Internet Security
A decade ago, the Internet was something only “techies” talked about. It was a new limitless source of information, with very few users. Today, the Internet has already become an essential part of our lives. It’s where we access our banking records, credit card statements, tax returns and other highly sensitive personal information. By the end of this decade, over 2 billion people will be connected to the Internet-that’s about half the world’s current population.
With the increased connectivity to the Internet and the wide availability of automated cracking tools, enterprises can no longer simply rely on operating system security to protect their valuable corporate data. Furthermore, the exploding use of Internet technologies has escalated security risks to enterprise data and information systems. Internet Security has become a very big issue in recent years. Companies who went through corporate life thinking, “it will never happen to me” suddenly found themselves the victim of some sort of attack on their network. High profile companies are most certainly a bigger target for several reasons, including the notoriety the hacker receives for damaging their network or Web site, and the amount of financial damage that can be done by bringing down a successful e-commerce site with recent attacks easily racking up hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Internet Security spans a large number of disciplines, ranging from management and policy topics to operating system kernel fundamentals.