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    Chapter 17. Peering through the Window

    17. Peering through the Window

    Chapter Spotlight

    • Peer-to-peer sharing, potential inappropriate disclosure, and code installation

    • Easy-to-use, secure programming features

    • Explanation of security risks to new or uninformed computer users

    • Protection for computer objects: copyrights, patents, and trade secrets

    • Guard software to protect against unacceptable outbound code and data transfers

    Attack: Sharing Too Much677
    Attack Details: Characteristics of Peer-to-Peer Networks677
    Threat: Inappropriate Data Disclosure680
    Threat: Introduction of Malicious Software681
    Threat: Exposure to Unauthorized Access682
    Vulnerability: User Failure to Employ Access Controls683
    Vulnerability: Unsafe User Interface683
    Vulnerability: Malicious Downloaded Software684
    Countermeasure: User Education685
    Countermeasure: Secure-by-Default Software685
    Countermeasure: Legal Action686
    Countermeasure: Outbound Firewall or Guard688
    Conclusion689
    Recurring Thread: Legal—Protecting Computer Objects691
    Exercises704



      

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