As the Internet expands more and more rapidly, there is a greater and greater need for tighter security measures. A recent survey by ITAA found cyber security to be the next “top priority” issue facing the IT industry around the globe.
Likewise, according to the Carnegie Mellon Institute’s Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC), the number of security-related incidents in the third and fourth quarters of 2002 has almost totaled the number in the entire year of 2001. It is obvious that instead of “reacting” to the problem, a strategic plan of attack is needed. Education will be the next step.