Why File Sharing Networks Are Dangerous?

The article discusses the hazards associated with peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, examining the security issues associated with such networks and establishing the vulnerabilities present with such P2P networks. P2P networks threaten corporate and individual security, the authors state, due...

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Publicado en:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 134 - 139
Autores principales:	JOHNSON, M. ERIC, MCGUIRE, DAN, WILLEY, NICHOLAS D.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Association for Computing Machinery Feb2009
Materias:	Peer-to-peer file sharing Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks) Computer network security Computer network architectures Distributed computing Data transmission systems
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Sumario:	The article discusses the hazards associated with peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, examining the security issues associated with such networks and establishing the vulnerabilities present with such P2P networks. P2P networks threaten corporate and individual security, the authors state, due to the presence of potentially damaging confidential documents as well as the presence of criminals on these networks. Also discussed is experimental evidence of risks to personal and business financial information.