Government sites are bearing the brunt of this spurt in hacking activities. Recently the U.S Department of Agriculture website was attacked and defaced by cyber terrorists who stole critical personal information of 26,000 employees in the Washington D.C. area, including names, social security numbers and photos. Even everyday consumers are not safe. In one of the most serious cyber-crimes of recent times, more than 65000 user’s personal information including names, addresses, passwords and encrypted credit card information were stolen from gaming website SecondLife. It is estimated that consumer and business identity theft contributed to losses of $2 trillion in 2005(ComputerWorld).

Perimeter Security - The best defense is a good offense. In today's world, no business can operate without securing its computers. In order to secure your system you need to know the methods & tools used by hackers. In short, you must think like a hacker. IDC expects IT security spending to grow twice as fast as IT spending over the next several years, surpassing $116 billion by 2007. Companies across all industries place a high priority on safeguarding their data and systems. Growth in these areas is expected to fuel demand for specialists who are knowledgeable about network, data, and communications security.