Attack Highlights Online Espionage

Summary


NEW YORK - Lockheed Martin has admitted it was the recent target of a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack, although the defense contractor and the Department of Homeland Security insist the hack was thwarted before any critical data was stolen. But what about next time? With top-secret military programs at stake, staying a step ahead of ever-evolving cyber spies is not just a task for corporate IT departments, it's a matter of national security.

Information security experts say the rash of cyber attacks this year - including a massive security breach at Sony Corp. last month that affected millions of PlayStation users - has emboldened hackers and made them more willing to pursue sensitive information.

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Attack Highlights Online Espionage

"2011 has really lit up the boards in terms of data breaches," said Josh Shaul, chief technology officer at Application Security, a New York-based company that is one of the largest database security software makers. ...

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