Despite the near-ubiquity of firewalls and antivirus software, hacker attacks and viruses are causing more damage to computer networks every year, according to a survey by San Francisco's Computer Security Institute and the FBI. . . .
Despite the near-ubiquity of firewalls and antivirus software, hacker attacks and viruses are causing more damage to computer networks every year, according to a survey by San Francisco's Computer Security Institute and the FBI.

"There's obviously more to this problem than technology," said Richard Power, CSI's editorial director and author of the annual survey. "People are spending a lot of money on technology, but if they are not committing themselves organizationally to security, they're throwing their money away."

Ninety percent of the 503 security professionals surveyed -- most of whom work for large corporations and government agencies -- use firewalls at their companies, and 60 percent use the software equivalent of burglar alarms to detect digital intruders.

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