Each year saw an increase of over 70 percent in intrusion reports. However, less that 5 percent of affected sysops realize their systems have been penetrated. Basically anyone who has plugged into the wall and connected to the Internet. It is not singularly regulated or managed. Many extremists use the Internet and anonymity may encourage extremist views, commented Ress.
Criminals use state of the art equipment while law enforcement is at least five years behind.
But the easiest method of breaking in is social engineering, Ress said. A hacker could then pose as an employee and refer to various people within the company. This method has been used to obtain much non-public information. They represent the majority of the computer crime cases. Intruders usually work with low cost equipment and operate in a low risk area.