InfoWorld - Security Adviser: The cyber crime tide is turning

Cyber criminals are facing more tech-savvy law-enforcement agents and harsher sentences

By Roger A. Grimes
AUGUST 09, 2011

In the grand scheme, not much ever seems to improve in computer security. No matter how much we hone our security-defense strategies, how many firewalls we deploy, how many remote-buffer overflows we reduce, and how quickly we patch our OSes, IT systems keep getting hit by malicious hackers. If the computer security industry was to measure itself on the ultimate question of whether we're doing a better job of protecting computer users, the answer would be a definitive no.

But the tide is turning, at least for the time being. I've noticed one long-term trend that's improving: Local, national, and international law-enforcement groups alike are tracking down and arresting more malicious cyber criminals. And not just the stupid and lazy ones -- some big fish have been stopped or apprehended.

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