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Threats to information security come in all shapes and sizes, and from all directions: blended threats, mass-mailer worms, Trojans, phishing attacks, spyware, keystroke loggers, etc. Every day, one or more of these threats put critical information at risk in Internet-connected corporations and businesses around the globe. . One of the biggest differences between the threats of today and those of yesterday is motive. It used to be that a hacker demonstrated his or her skills to gain notoriety or bragging rights within the hacking community. The link for this article located at CIO Update is no longer available. . Explore the evolving motivations behind cyber attacks and their impact on contemporary data protection frameworks.. Hacking Motives, Cyber Threats, Information Security Risks, Data Protection. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
On British TV the other night, a young hacker from Wales was asked why he had broken into a computer and downloaded several thousand people's bank details. He replied that he had done it to prove that the bank's security procedures were inadequate. It should have been obvious that he had no criminal intent and naturally hadn't done anything with the downloaded details. If he hadn't done it, someone else would have. . . .. On British TV the other night, a young hacker from Wales was asked why he had broken into a computer and downloaded several thousand people's bank details. He replied that he had done it to prove that the bank's security procedures were inadequate. It should have been obvious that he had no criminal intent and naturally hadn't done anything with the downloaded details. If he hadn't done it, someone else would have. The link for this article located at TheRegister is no longer available. . On British TV the other night, a young hacker from Wales was asked why he had broken into a computer. british, other, night, young, hacker, wales, asked, broken, computer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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