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Cyber Criminality - Is Your Worst Nightmare Coming True?

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Overview To summarize, cyber-crime has turned into a well-developed underground market of massive magnitudes. Attack methods are getting more sophisticated every day and organizations of all sizes are potential targets. So what can be done to protect the valuable assets? First of all, it is important to take an overall approach to IT security. The chain is not stronger than the weakest link so it is crucial not to lose sight of the big picture. In order to compromise a website or a network, cyber criminals, or the tools they are using, search for vulnerabilities to exploit. Today, actively managing and eliminating vulnerabilities in order to reduce the risk exposure to an acceptable level is absolutely key.

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Publisher	Outpost24	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Cyber Security

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