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Cybersecurity and Privacy-Introduction--David Brumley and Daniela Oliveira
Pages 3-4

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... Furthermore, the Internet era exposes the challenge of protecting people's privacy, such as personal information, life habits, social networks, health conditions, and personal beliefs. Who owns and can profit from people's data?
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... For example, a web server handling credit card numbers may use a network firewall to restrict access to only authorized computers, an intrusion detection system for detecting suspicious behaviors, and a secure communication protocol with its clients to encrypt the credit card numbers. The best results come when security and privacy are engineered into the design from the beginning.
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