Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Scanty Security', 1.
  • Essays 'Scanty Security', 2.
Extract

It's 3:30pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and an urgent phone call is received by the bank manager advising him that the network is 'acting-up' again. Frozen systems, blue screens, and data losses are occurring on workstations around the entire bank. Employees sit at their cubicles dumbfounded, as they no longer have control over their computers. An incoming fax is received, and the sender is anonymous; "Your network is a f__ing mess." The message goes on to inform the bank of the critical attack that was just performed on their system, along with details of holes and bugs in their computer netw…

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