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The nature of computer crime has changed over the years as the technology has changed and the opportunities for crime have changed. Although thrill-seeking adolescent hackers are still common, the field is increasingly dominated by professionals who steal information for sale and disgruntled employees who damage systems or steal information for revenge or profit.
When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he replied, "because that's where the money is." People attack computers because that's where the information is, and in our hyper-competitive, hi-tech business and international environment, information increasingly has great value. Some alienated individuals also gain a sense of power, control, and self-importance through successful penetration of computer systems to steal or destroy information or disrupt an organization's activities.
A common view of computer security is that the threat comes from a vast group of malicious hackers "out there." The focus of many computer security efforts is on keeping the outsiders out -- through physical and technical measures such as gates, guards, locks, firewalls, passwords, etc.
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