Issues in cybersecurity; understanding the potential risks associated with hackers/crackers

Abstract

Introduction to the need for cybersecurity Internet security overviewThe Internet is not a single network, but a worldwide collection of loosely connected networks that are accessible by individual computer hosts in a variety of ways, including gateways, routers, dial-up connections, and Internet service providers. The Internet is all about speed, change, convenience, sharing, and communications innovation. The Internet has made everything move farther and faster than ever before. It is easily accessible to anyone with a computer and a network connection. Individuals and organizations worldwide can reach any place at any time on the network without regard to international, geopolitical, or geographic boundaries or time of day. According to McDonald et al. (1996), the existence and popularity of the Internet makes utility patents for software desirable for two main reasons: 1 the Internet has made it easier to copy and distribute software; and 2 the Internet has opened up a new, lucrative market for software development ± much of the software being developed includes interactive functions that can only be protected under patent law. McDonald et al. have suggested that early court cases and legislative efforts point to the trend that courts facing Internet issues will attempt to apply traditional principles of intellectual property law to this new form of communication. With 2002 and its increasing number of court cases on Internet-related issues, the courts are obviously still struggling with the question of intellectual property rights in an open source code environment supporting e-commerce.

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“…However, the proportion of internet users buying products and services online remained stagnant at 15% in 2001 and 2002. Recent research on e-security issues have clearly pointed out that online security payment concerns have been the most serious obstacle impeding the growth of online purchases (Smith and Rupp, 2002b). Nearly 30% of the internet users who have not shopped online have stated that they did not want to give credit card details.…”

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