Title :
System insecurity in the Internet age
Author_Institution :
Novell Inf. Security, Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
The general-purpose computing environment that characterizes the PC and Internet was not designed for privacy or integrity. Surveying a variety of Internet targets, the author discusses likely attackers and their techniques. He offers defense mechanisms for protecting system integrity and blocking such attacks
Keywords :
Internet; data integrity; security of data; Internet attacks; defense mechanisms; privacy; system integrity protection; Business; Computer hacking; Cryptography; Data security; IP networks; Information security; Internet; Protection; Protocols; Virtual private networks;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
