Security is a major issue with the Internet because the general public now has access to it. When only the government and higher educati

have access. There are two major problems with firewalls. The first is, they need to be installed at every point the system comes in contact with other networks such as the Internet (Rothfeder, “November 1996 Feature” 5). The second problem is that firewalls use passwords to keep intruders out. Because of this, the firewall is only as good as the identification scheme used to log onto a network (Rothfeder, “November 1996 Feature” 2). Passwords, a major key to firewalls, are also the most basic of security measures (Ambegaonkar 354). The user should avoid easily guessable passwords such as a child’s name, birthdate, or initials. Instead, use cryptic phrases and combine the use of small and capitalized letters such as “THE crow fly’s AT midnight”. Another easy way to avoid problems is to change the password or phrase at least once a month (Jennings and Fena 226). Just in case an intruder does get through the first layer of security, a good backup is to have all the data on the system encrypted.

software technology (Jennings and Fena 226). This makes an envelope that the hacker cannot penetrate. The downside to using encryption on a huge network like the Internet is that both users must have compatible software (Jennings and Fena 226). A way to protect persons e-mail is to use an autoremailer. This gives the sender a “false” identity, which only the autoremailer knows, and makes it very difficult to trace the origin of the e-mail (Boyan, Codel, and Parekh 4).

Another problem relating to the safety of the Internet is the media. The media, as we are all aware of, has the tendency to exaggerate certain aspects of reality while completely forgetting about the most important things that are less likely to cause a stir in our society. The mass communication world has not been so generous with the Internet. This is due to the fact that

break-ins to the FBI (Rothfeder, “November 1996 Feature” 4).

Security should be baked in, not painted on. It should be an integral part of the life cycle process, beginning with design and continuing through development and testing (Patilla 39). Security for the Internet is improving; it is just that the usage of the Internet is growing much

on had access, there was no worry about credit card numbers and other types of important data being taken. There are many advantages the Internet brings to its users, but there are also many problems with the Internet security, especially when dealing with personal security, business security, and the government involvement to protect the

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