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Cyber Coldwar... Constant Cyberattack Causing Widespread Damage-
http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3617January 28, 2010 - "... A survey of 600 IT security executives from critical infrastructure enterprises worldwide showed that more than half (54%) have already suffered large scale attacks or stealthy infiltrations from organized crime gangs, terrorists or nation-states. The average estimated cost of downtime associated with a major incident is $
6.3 million per day... Despite a growing body of legislation and regulation, more than a third of IT executives (37%) said the vulnerability of their sector had increased over the past 12 months and two-fifths expect a major security incident in their sector within the next year. Only 20% think their sector is safe from serious cyberattack over the next five years. Many of the world’s critical infrastructures were built for reliability and availability,
not for security. Traditionally, these organizations have had little to no cyber protection, and have relied on guards, gates and guns. Today however, computer networks are interconnected with corporate IT networks and other infrastructure networks, which are accessible from anywhere in the world... The McAfee ‘In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyberwar’ report is available for download at
http://www.mcafee.com . To learn more about the research findings and opinions, please visit the McAfee Security Insights blog at
http://siblog.mcafee.com Other key report findings:
• Low confidence in preparedness
• Recession-driven cuts raising the risk
• Government involvement in cyberattacks
• Laws ineffective in protecting against potential attacks ..."
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http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/simmering-over-a-cyber-cold-war/January 29, 2010
Topic: Cyber Coldwar...