Problem of network security threats

Abstract

The development of computer networks is followed by a rapid evolution of threats to the security of their use. The phenomenon, though observed for years, has increased in the last period of time causing a growing problem to sustain an adequate level of security. New Internet threats utilize the latest techniques and Internet technologies. Computer crimes constitute a true challenge for software engineers and hardware producers as well as for users and all institutions responsible for the security of networks, including state institutions. Numerous world organizations supervise the issue of security. In the last period of time, the governments of many countries, including the European Parliament, have been working intensively on the laws concerning the network security.