It’s a well known fact that wolfs are the “corps man” of the forest. Sure, they are beasts of prey, but they rarely attack healthy animals. Most likely they will look for the weaken or infected members of the flock and by killing them wolves will serve the purpose of severe sanitation. Those animals would die soon on their own anyway, but before they do, they would infect many other members of the flock. By eliminating the weakest members of the flock, wolves essentially help to survive the rest of the flock…

I understand that the parallel among hackers and wolves is somewhat artificial. After all, hackers attack not only small businesses, but big corporations and financial institutions as well. Based on [tag]security tools and procedures[/tag] implemented at such institutions, plus the level of knowledge about the security-related subjects that could be found in security departments, those enterprises can hardly be called “the weakest links in the flock”.

However, most successful hacker’s attacks start from the meticulous identification and exploration of possible [tag]security holes[/tag] that could be found in the defence mechanisms.

Thus, each such attack reveals a weak spot in the security echelons and helps corporation to become more secure in the future.

Sure, one might argue that without hackers there won’t be a need to build such elaborate [tag]online security systems[/tag] in the first place. And my answer to this – it’s the law of evolution, only the best “species” survive.

Plus, without hackers the software and application development would go on a much slower pace, and we probably still won’t have tons of useful tools and gimmics that we enjoy today.

Welcome to OnlineWorldSecurity.com. We’re committed to make this site your one-stop resource where you will be able to find answers to major questions related to [tag]online security[/tag] (or at least information that could lead you to the answers).

What is actually online security? If you can give me a straight answer, I will certainly appreciate it. And I will applaud you.

But the matter of fact is, you probably won’t be able to accomplish this task no matter how good you are in certain areas related to this subject. You might be an expert in [tag]encryption algorighms[/tag] or super-wiz with all different servers you can find in existence. It might require you a few minutes to hack into a website that claims to be secure. Or if you’re on a “white side” of the game, to detect (and neutralize) the most sophisticated hacking attack.

You might be an ace with [tag]computer forensics[/tag] or be an undisputed authority in intrusion detection systems. You might specialize in Windows security or prefer the free world of Unix-family systems with their open source psychology.

Ironically, all this really doesn’t matter. All those skills won’t help you to define even in broad terms the borders of this elusive industry.

What is the difference between online security and Internet security, if any? Are those terms just two synonyms or may be there is some clear distinction? Or vice versa: this distinction is so ambiguous thanks to the very nature of the mystery we call Internet that it’s hard to put it in words?

Another question. It’s a common sense that website security, server security and computer security should be included in this field as well as the aspect of wireless security related to the online communications. The identity theft that can be caused by the breach in any of the sub-systems described above should probably be included in this area too, right?

But what about other industries? Is insurance related to the online security? Some may argue that it’s a different field. But can you really run successful online business without such protection?

Should legislative procedures be considered a part of online security? Sure, it’s a completely different field, and lawyers have a turf of their own. But can you really state that online security is something that only tech guys should be dealing with? How long will your online business be able to survive without proper disclaimers and other legal mumbo-jumbo?

Next question. Some people think that online security is the playground for big corporations. But can you really identify the difference between online business security (which is supposedly the prerogative of corporations) and personal online security?

Do you really think that if the personal computer of some big-time CEO is breached, it’s only a matter of personal online security of that particular individual?

On the other hand, do you think that if corporation’s database is compromised and hundreds thousands of clients’ records with personal data are stolen, it’s only the matter of that particular corporation?

Where is the border between those two concepts?

As you see we’re looking on the problem of online security from an angle which is quite different from everything you’ve read before.

Our purpose is to highlight those paradoxes and to establish the real understanding of the concept hidden behind the term “online security”. And if we’ll have to create the whole site with thousands of pages solving this puzzle one piece at a time, so be it.