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Cyber-Terrorism: Are We Next? - How safe is America’s Internet infrastructure from cyber-terrorism?  We question Robert Ayoub, Global Program Director of Network Security for the Frost & Sullivan research firm, about the state of the United States’ Internet infrastructure in the government and financial sectors. Rob explains the three main reasons for cyber-attacks: lowing the performance of an infrastructure, obtaining classified information, and financial gain. He also goes on to describe how the terrorist’s most common cyber attack, denial-of-service (DoS) works, and what effects such an attack can have. 

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Robert Ayoub, Global Program Director of Network Security for Frost & Sullivan North America

About Robert Ayoub (bio courtesy of the Frost & Sullivan):

Robert Ayoub is the Global Program Director of Network Security for the Frost & Sullivan North America Information and Communication Technologies Practice. He focuses on monitoring and analyzing emerging trends, technologies and market behavior in the Network Security Markets Worldwide.
Since joining Frost & Sullivan in June, 2005, Mr. Ayoub has completed several research studies and consulting projects on Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Security Event Correlations (SIM, SEM, etc) systems, IT Policy and Compliance, Video Conferencing Security and Network Access Control systems.
Mr. Ayoub has received acclaim for his research through articles and quotes published in SC Magazine, Newsfactor, Processor and many others. He is an active member in the security community, serving on the board of the Alamo ISSA chapter and the Texas Regional Information Security Conference (TRISC).
Mr. Ayoub teaches courses at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX

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