出版社:International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要:After a long period of relative obscurity when it was solely the domain of technically oriented individuals, the Internet has burst onto the national scene and is playing an increasingly important role in an ever-widening spectrum of activities involving an exponentially increasing number of people. The Internet is a loosely structured network of computers that cross company, educational and government boundaries. There's no organizing body, and there are no rules. There's only controlled anarchy. And that control exists to ensure that my computer can talk to your computer fairly well. Topics more relevant to national security than to social and commerce use of the Internet are provided in order to establish a broader importance of the Internet in the daily affairs of individuals and institutions, and its potential for reaching wide audiences. The Internet is a powerful resource for information. The threat from “crackers”, “hackers”, and computer viruses is always present. Internet security is now in the mainstream.