The many faces of data vulnerability: Information can be tapped when resident in memory. It can also be intercepted en route, on paper, and elsewhere

It has been said that we are in a new age - an information age - brought about in large part by the computer and telecommunications. Information is a major commodity: computer security to proton that information has recently been receiving great attention in the public press. However, neither the value of information nor the necessity for its security are new issues.