Guarding Against Network Intrusions
Thomas M. Chen, Swansea University
Patrick J. Walsh, eSoft Inc.
Virtually all computers today are connected to the Internet through dialup, broadband, Ethernet, or wireless technologies. The reason for ubiquitous Internet connectivity is simple: Applications depending on the network, such as email, Web, remote login, instant messaging, social networking, and VoIP, have become essential to everyday computing. Unfortunately, the Internet exposes computer users to risks from a wide variety of possible threats. Users have much to lose—their privacy, valuable data, control of their computers, and possibly theft of their identities. The network enables attacks to be carried out remotely from anywhere ...
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