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Security (CERT) incidents since 1998

Since 1998, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has reported the following synopsis of security incidents. As you'll see, incidents have increased exponentially since the Bush administration took over (USA), however, given the size and scope of the Internet, incidents are remarkably low:

YEAR
INCIDENTS
ADVISORIES
VULNERABILITIES

1988

 

6

 

1

 

0

1989

 

132

 

7

 

0

1990

 

252

 

12

 

0

1991

 

406

 

23

 

0

1992

 

773

 

21

 

0

1993

 

1,334

 

19

 

0

1994

 

2,340

 

15

 

0

1995

 

2,412

 

18

 

171

1996

 

2,573

 

27

 

345

1997

 

2,134

 

28

 

311

1998

 

3,734

 

13

 

262

1999

 

9,859

 

17

 

417

2000

 

21,756

 

22

 

774

2001

 

52,658

 

37

 

2,437

2002

 

82,094

 

37

 

4,129