Tsutomu Shimomura

activities that the intruder was using Netcom’s system. Shimomura and Gross set up their office in the office of Robin Hood, network manager of Netcom. There Shimomura watched the screen matching tel-net logs from the activity from WELL with outgoing ones from Netcom. From this activity, Shimomura was able to find the account name being used, gkremen. Since this account was a legitimate account that the intruder took over. Knowing the account Shimomura was able to monitor the account activity as it was

Chapter 1 Review Questions and E5 1. what is the difference between a threat agent and a threat? Threat: a category of objects, persons, or other entities that presents a danger to an asset Threat agent: the specific instance or component of a threat 2. what is the difference between vulnerability and exposure? Vulnerability: a weakness or fault in a system or protection mechanism that opens it to attack or damage. Exposure: a condition or state of being exposed. It exists

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘hacker’? For most it means stealing information through the Internet, gaining illegal access to another person’s PC, or simply - disruptive behavior using a computer. The subject of hacking is no secret to the general public. Many people have been exposed to it by a bad experience or through the news and media. The idea of hacking that is stuck in the minds of people is that of which they have seen in the movies. The movies portray hackers as young and devious

Analysis: The American Perspective On Hackers The issue of public information has always been a controversy in our world. One of our country’s founding arguments was based on the necessity of free speech and free information. Many now believe that our government is being overly restrictive on information, blocking and controlling some aspects of free speech that first amendment advocates feel are necessary to maintain our American society. These advocates of free information have been using the

The arrest of Kevin Mitnick by the FBI, aided by Tsutomu Shimomura a renowned computer security expert, has many ethical issues involved which needs to be discussed on a broader scale for thorough understanding of ethical concepts of technology. Let us first discuss the three ethical theories on which the

prominent examples of free/open source software. Richard Stallman: Stallman's fame derives from the GNU Project, which he founded to develop a free operating system. For this, he's known as the father of free software. Tsutomu Shimomura: Shimomura reached fame in an unfortunate manner: he was hacked by Kevin Mitnick. Following this personal attack, he made it his cause to help the FBI capture him. b. Black hats: The Internet abounds with hackers, known as crackers or "black hats"

Chapter-1 1.0 Introduction With the tremendous advancement of Internet, different aspects of it are achieving the highest peak of growth. An example of it is e-commerce. More and more computers get connected to the Internet, wireless devices and networks are booming and sooner or later, nearly every electronic device may have its own IP address. The complexity of networks is increasing, the software on devices gets more sophisticated and user friendly – interacting with other devices