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| Wireless Computing: With
regard to section B(1)(c) of the assignment, the rise of
wireless connections between computers increases
significantly the difficulty of maintaining network
security. The problem is that the information that is
transmitted between the remote computer and the host
computer over the wireless connection generally travels in
an unencrypted format, which makes it susceptible to
interception by third parties. Because it is so much
cheaper and more convenient to establish a wireless network
than to establish a hard-wired network, this problem is
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- For a pessimistic account of network-computer security
accessible to a layperson, see Trust in Cyberspace (Fred
B. Schneider ed. 1999). For a more technical textbook
on the subject, see Rita C. Summers, Secure Computing:
Threats and Safeguards (1997). For a critical account
of the USA Patriot Act, see the EFF
Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act.
- For a comprehensive and readable discussion of social
engineering by one of its most famed practitioners, see
Kevin D. Mitnick & William D. Simon, The Art of Deception
(Wiley 2002).
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CERT
Cracker
Cryptography
Denial-of-Service
Attack
Digital Signature
Dumpster Diving
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Firewall
Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF)
Legacy System
Logic Bomb
National Infrastructure Protection
Center (NIPC)
Social Engineering
Spoof
Time bomb
Trojan Horse
Virus
Web Server
Worms |
