Network Security: An MPE/iX Overview
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GENERAL NETWORKING
• Internet has three characteristics that aid attacks. (cont)
– Physical techniques hard to duplicate/propagate
• Cable descramblers
• Counterfeiting U.S. currency
– Electronic techniques easily transferable/duplicated
• Counterfeiting e-money
• Attack tools can be created by single person
– Easily modified per situation
– Less intellectual capital needed to make tool effective.