Chapter 14. Threats—Analyze, Prevent, Detect, and Respond
Key concepts in this chapter are:
Conducting a threat and vulnerability analysis
Taking preventative measures
Detecting when an attack is in progress
Responding to an attack
Hacking is an odd sort of business where high crime can lead to notoriety and a secure, high paying job, at least for some in the long run. This is exemplified by the story of Kevin Mitnick. In January 2003, Kevin Mitnick—perhaps history’s most notorious hacker, who over an eight-year period reportedly broke into some of world’s largest and presumably most secure companies—was released from probation and allowed to reconnect to the Internet. Upon the news of his release, Kevin Mitnick was presented with a number of offers ...
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