Chapter 20. Security Issues

As the Bible tells us, “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). The problem is that there is not much love around when it comes to the Internet and security. Not every computer programmer is a loving one and not everybody can be trusted unreservedly. Therefore security is an important subject that you should think about when designing an IT environment or an application.

In the past few years, security has become an increasingly important issue. In the early days, only a few machines were connected to a network, so only a few machines were vulnerable. With the introduction of modern technologies such as e-business, many companies are running online stores that can be accessed by thousands of users. Can ...

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