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U.S. Computer Insecurity Redux |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENCE ESSAY |
| Author: Peter G. Neumann |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2004 |
| Size: 1,188 Words, 8,695 Characters |
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The United States continues to face serious challenges in protecting computer systems and communications from unauthorized use and manipulation. In terms of computer security, the situation is worse than ever, correlated with the nation's dramatically increased dependence on computers, the widespread growth of the Internet, the steady creation of popular applications, and our heightened dependence on the integrity of others.
There is a seemingly endless stream of old and new security flaws, coupled with markedly increased security threats and risks, such as viruses, Trojan horses, penetrations, insider misuse, identity theft, and fraud. At the same time, today's systems, applications, and networking tend to largely ignore security concerns--including such issues as integrity, confidenti...
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...ith a much greater sense of urgency.
On the Internet
Computer Science Laboratory, SRI International
www.csl.sri.com
Peter G. Neumann
www.csl.sri.com/users/neumann
This article was adapted with permission from Issues in Science and Technology, Neumann, "U.S. Computer Insecurity Redux," Summer 2003, pp. 75--76. Copyright 2003 by the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
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