• DocumentCode
    809320
  • Title

    PC broadband security

  • Author

    Meyer, Darren

  • Author_Institution
    Magnetron Int., Downers Grove, IL, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    41
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    The only real disadvantage to broadband is something generally overlooked by the average Internet user, i.e. security. The always on, high bandwidth, connection that cable modems and DSL lines give their users make them alluring targets for unscrupulous people more so than slow dial-up connections.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer crime; digital subscriber lines; telecommunication security; DSL; Internet; PC broadband security; cable modems; Bandwidth; Central Processing Unit; Computer hacking; Drives; Internet; Privacy; Protection; Relays; Viruses (medical); Web server;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MP.2003.1238693
  • Filename
    1238693