A shy, spiky-haired 24-year-old reputedly unleashes a global computer virus causing an estimated $10 billion in damages, paralyzing computers from the Pentagon to the Parliament. Hackers spend six weeks peering at Microsoft's network programming code for a new generation of Microsoft . . .
A shy, spiky-haired 24-year-old reputedly unleashes a global computer virus causing an estimated $10 billion in damages, paralyzing computers from the Pentagon to the Parliament. Hackers spend six weeks peering at Microsoft's network programming code for a new generation of Microsoft products. Legendary cracker Kevin Mitnick violates national security by entering a military computer.

If hackers can break into these digital Fort Knoxes, is anyone safe?

Well, that depends.

It depends on how well you secure your network but also on how you plan against attacks, how well you educate system users and many other factors -- most of which are reflected in your IT budget.

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