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This chapter opens with a brief overview of the security threats faced by industry and our lack of preparedness against sophisticated cyber adversaries. It then classifies the types of individuals that threaten our security and describes the tools they use to perpetrate crimes and perform acts of industrial espionage. It ends with an overview of the techniques we can use to guard our organizations against cyber attacks.
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Demirkaya, Y. (2004). Computer Security: Sophisticated Enemies. In: Ghosh, S., Malek, M., Stohr, E.A. (eds) Guarding Your Business. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48638-5_3
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