Information Security

Computer Hacker Information Available on the Internet Gao ID: T-AIMD-96-108 June 5, 1996

GAO concludes that any marginally computer-literate person can access the Internet itself to quickly obtain basic information on the tools and techniques needed to become a computer hacker. Concerns about unauthorized access to sensitive information in computer systems are well-founded. The Pentagon has already experienced thousands of computer attacks originating from network connections, many of which have resulted in considerable disruption and damage. Other federal agencies and the private sector will undoubtedly be at increasing risk of attack as their reliance on the Internet increases, as the number of worldwide Internet users multiplies, and as information on hacker tools and techniques becomes even more readily available.



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