21st-century security: with today's sophisticated internet services and security threats, an...

EVEN BEFORE TERRORISM REARED ITS ugly head in the United States in September, security was a hot topic. After all, the past year has seen a number of high-profile epidemics and attacks on computer systems. But now the potential threat of cyberterrorism has made security concerns of paramount importance to organizations of all sizes.

Let's review some of the recent lowlights in the world of security breaches:

* The Nimda computer worm emerged exactly one week after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the world Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washin