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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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 134 - 139
Main Authors:	JOHNSON, M. ERIC, MCGUIRE, DAN, WILLEY, NICHOLAS D.
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Feb2009
Subjects:	Peer-to-peer file sharing Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks) Computer network security Computer network architectures Distributed computing Data transmission systems
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	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.