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information security is becoming increasingly important because

the increasing criticality information to individuals and organizations.

many users are vulnerable to

stolen usernames and passwords from a compromised site being used to compromise their bank accounts.

the biggest time consuming activity for most information security professional is

researching new technology

desired competencies for information security professionals include all of the following except

marketing

a desired competency for information security professionals is

end user awareness

as the use of personal devices for work has increased, the work of information security professionals has

increased

Information security professional report spending a lot of time on

researching new technologies

The Internet is relevant for information security because

It exposed computers to attacks from around the world

The gang of 414 is famous in the information security literature for

Intruding into a number of high profile computer installations

The Morris worm is well known in the information security literature for

Causing one of the most significant Internet outages ever

Windows 95 is important to information security for

Popularizing computers among the masses

HIPAA is important to information security for

Driving demand for information security in a large sector of the US economy