What are they thinking?

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0301hackers.html

By Deborah Radcliff
Network World, 03/01/04

Hackers, crackers, carders and thieves are putting the squeeze on your 
network security. But what do you really know about them? What draws 
them to your network, and why do they do the things they do? 

Knowing the motivations of digital intruders helps you understand 
their behaviors, says Dr. Max Kilger, a social psychologist for the 
Honeynet Project . And understanding those behaviors can help you 
better protect your networks. 

With this in mind, Network World dug into three real cases to analyze 
the attackers' behaviors and motivations. The incidents include an 
outsider attack on a financial institution, the rooting of an 
e-commerce hosting provider to heist credit card numbers and an 
employee copying a client database from a brokerage firm to take to a 
new job at a competitor. 

Identifying what is common and what is unique about these attacks 
gives you information you can use to further your own protection, 
detection and forensics practices. 

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