Critical to information security in the modern day
Computer Network Security
When considering the most critical to information security in the modern day, one
of the most credible is one that has seen a recent increase in occurrence over the
past decade. Deliberate software attacks on company information systems have become
very common. This has caused a heightened awareness of corporate information
security as a result. It has helped to curb some of the impact but has failed to
prevent it. “In the last 10 years, I don’t think we’ve seen breaches that have
affected consumers at this scale,” said Ondrej Krehel, information security officer
for Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Identity Theft 911. “It’s been the worst year in a
decade.” (Liebowitz, 2011) Recently we have seen attacks on Sony, RSA, Lockheed
Martin, Epsilon, Fox Broadcasting, NASA, PBS, the European Space Agency, the
British and French Treasuries, the FBI and Citigroup. All of these took place
within the first six months on 2011 alone
