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Facebook Targeted in 'Sophisticated Attack'

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lawhawk2/15/2013 7:26:53 pm PST

On a serious note, this doesn’t exactly strike me as reassuring. Facebook’s response was what, that Facebook wasn’t alone in getting hacked. There were other sites too. Gee, that’s nice.

So what’s Facebook doing - and what exactly was compromised? And what other sites were compromised as well.

The only way to avoid getting hacked is not to be online, but that’s not really an option for most folks these days. That’s why relying on sites that utilize strong encryption and protection of data is key. FB isn’t exactly instilling confidence, and the actions of other major companies that have been hacked isn’t much better.

The hackers are definitely probing around, and while some are suggesting that the best defense is a good offense, some of this may be corporate espionage and suggests that companies ought to utilize the canary trap to send them in the wrong direction or waste time otherwise. It’s a cost that companies have to address, but the costs of not doing so are much higher. People need to understand the importance of cyber security and that the GOP is reflexively opposing the Administration’s cyber security position shows that they really have no policy of their own other than to oppose for the sake of opposing.