Risk Assessment.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)

Internet attacks are increasing. Denial of service attacks have gained international attention and the Computer Security Institute estimates $265.6 million in losses for the first half of 2000, compared with $120 for all of 1999. Ninety percent of companies surveyed report attacks within the past year. Of these, 25 percent are external break-ins, 27 percent are denial of service attacks and the rest are internal attacks. There is also an increase in extortion attacks and defacement attacks, in which home pages are partially or totally altered. Many companies offer services for protecting co