The Abilene Net

Internetusage over the last decade has exploded.¿Yet using the Internet to exchange sensitive information introducessignificant risk to the owners of that information.¿ The Abilene Net contrasts and compares thecurrent cyber war with traditional warfare and discusses a variety of issuesassociated with transmitting sensitive information over an open network whichis accessible to virtually everyone.¿ Thebook defines a series of security axioms and strategies to be considered whenimplementing a layered security model, recommending fundamental changes in ourstrategies associated with the exchange of sensitive information.¿ The Abilene Net is a must read for CEOs,CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, and othercorporate officers who will be held increasingly responsible for protectingtheir company's information resources and the information of their customers.