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CHAPTER 8
Attacks and Risks
John Rittinghouse
James F. Ransome
Regardless of whether computer and network data are transmitted on a wired or wireless
medium, the basic security concepts remain much the same. Some of the content
presented here has been excerpted from the Cybersecurity Operations Handbook [1] with
the permission of Digital Press, an imprint of Elsevier Science.
For those among us who are tasked with managing business, and for that ever-shrinking
number of Information Technology (IT) professionals who are not directly involved in
the daily struggles coping with cybersecurity issues, one might be tempted to ask,
“ What is the big deal about cybersecurity, really? ”
“ How does it affect our company infrastructure? ”
“ How does it affect users in our organization? ”
“ Is it something our management team should worry about? ”
These are all legitimate questions. More and more today, IT professionals face an
ever-growing and daunting task. Attacks occur every single day [2] . The only question
to be asked in today’s modern computing environment is, “ Are we prepared to deal with
an attack? ” This book provides guidance on how to prepare for such assaults against
organizational infrastructure. It will help network and systems administrators prepare to
answer these types of questions and provide compelling information that can help even
the most reluctant manager or administrator come to terms with the changed, threatening
computing environment we face today.
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