“Back in the old days security was a pretty straight-forward
affair. If you wanted to secure something, you just kept buying
locks and alarm systems until you felt secure. Back then, it
actually took a good deal of planning and physical effort for
someone to break into your business, your home, or anything else
that had been “secured.”
“Today, networked computing is a business imperative and a fact
of everyday life for home computer users. The downside to this is
that the more we allow networked systems into our everyday lives,
the less secure our businesses and homes become.”
“Worse yet, the bad guys don’t even have to exert much effort to
attempt a break-in. There are lots of scanning and cracking tools
available that know how to find and exploit known weaknesses on
most computer systems.”