Abstract
Information security has become increasingly important as technology integrates into our everyday lives. In the past 10 years, computing-based technology has permeated every aspect of our lives from desktop computers, laptops and mobile phones to satellite navigation, MP3 players and game consoles. Whilst the motivation for keeping systems secure has changed from the early days of mainframe systems and the need to ensure reliable audits for accounting purposes, the underlying requirement for a high level of security has always been present.
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These figures were compiled from the Computer Security Institutes (CSI) annual Computer Crime and Abuse Survey (which until 2008 was jointly produced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)) between the period 2001 and 2010 (CSI, 2001-2010).
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Clarke, N. (2011). Current Use of User Authentication. In: Transparent User Authentication. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-805-8_1
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