Title :
Introducing "Insecure IT"
Author :
Kuhn, Rick ; Rossman, Hart ; Liu, Simon
Author_Institution :
US Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
Abstract :
This article introduces "insecure IT", a new department for IT Professional that will cover security weaknesses in IT systems, ranging from desktops to global e-commerce networks. This regular feature will offer ideas to improve IT security, both by looking at ways it can go wrong as well as by covering good practices.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; information technology; security; IT security; IT systems; desktops; e-commerce; insecure IT; security weakness; Back; Communication system security; Costs; Data security; Databases; Explosions; Marketing and sales; NIST; National security; Protection; IT Professional; National Vulnerability Database; computer security; security statistics; vulnerabilities;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2009.10
