Vulnerability exploitation: The problem of protecting our weakest links

Computer Fraud and Security

Volumn 2003, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 12-15

  Furnell, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SECURITY OF DATA; SERVERS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 0242369109     PISSN: 13613723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(03)11007-X     Document Type: Note

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