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Part I
Setting the Context
Chapter 1 The Problem 3
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The Problem
Today??™s digital identity crisis is the result of many independent
factors, and their combined effects gave rise to the perfect storm
that makes phishing and identity theft so lethally ef?¬?cient. This
chapter brie?¬‚y revisits the evolution of online threats and reveals
the complex connections by which apparently independent
phenomena augment each other.
The section ???The Advent of Pro?¬?table Digital Crime??? explores
the arms race between computer systems and security threats.
From software piracy to phishing, from worms to defacing, we
walk you through the early traumas that shaped the industry
reactions to security problems. Vulnerabilities and attacks are
described in a concrete fashion, without using technical terms.
To fully appreciate the solutions presented in Chapter 2, ???Hints
Toward a Solution,??? it is important to have a solid, intuitive understanding
of the issues that the industry is facing.
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The issues
surrounding digital
identity management
are a result of
a combination of
many factors
4 The Problem
The section ???Passwords: Ascent and Decline??? provides a historical
rationale for the use of passwords.
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