Hackers, Crackers, Lawyers and Other Dangers
Bill Boni · Network Security · 2000
The recent series of denial-of-service attacks by hackers that managed to shut down Internet sites operated by such respected Internet electronic commerce companies as Yahoo, CNN.com, eBay, E-Trade, Buy.com, Amazon.com and ZDNET.com may have directly cost these organizations tens of millions of dollars in lost sales. The damage to reputations and credibility may be more difficult to gauge.