In a recent on-line survey, 93 percent of those surveyed voted that the internet needs more security (Appendix A). In the rapidly growing world of internet users, many users are afraid of 'on-line' thieves, commonly called hackers or crackers. Most of these users are inexperienced, or lack the knowledge to protect themselves, while the hackers are extremely experienced. It is very easy for a hacker with a plain-text, which is non-encoded bits of information traveling through …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…as a beneficial program a user 'really needs to have' and once downloaded, the worst viruses can destroy your computer within a matter of seconds. E-Mail is routinely stolen every day, many violent crimes have resulted in crackers finding names, addresses, and other vital personal information over the net. Does the internet need more security? Ninety-Three percent seem to think so. Security problems on the net leave me asking one important question. Are you safe?