The Defense Department reported that in the last six months they have spent more than $100 million responding to cyber attacks and repairing the damage caused by intrusions to the military networks.
Air Force General Kevin P. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), speaking at the inaugural Cyberspace Symposium on April 7th in Omaha, Nebraska, stressed the importance of the cyberspace domain to the nearly 1, 500 attendees.
USSTRATCOM is responsible for space operations, information warfare, missile defense, and strategic deterrence. freedom of action in both space and cyberspace.
Chilton, a former test pilot and astronaut, said that the Defense Department sees more than a million suspicious a day.
are pings where someone is coming in and trying to open something or access information from someone within our military networks, Chilton told the American Forces Press Service. could be everything from some curious citizens, to people who maybe are trying to hack for sport, to people who are trying to collect information.
Chilton said that USSTRATCOM is concerned about mining, which is where hackers use computers to sift through enormous quantities of data to glean information. Chilton called this the new form of espionage.
the past, to get that information you would hire someone to break in with a flashlight in their teeth and go through the drawer and photograph the files, Chilton said. all this information is stored on discs or on computers. Spies don have to leave a computer terminal in their own countries to try to get this information.
During my tenure as the administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia I was for a time responsible for computer security along with all other security programs. Thankfully, I had some very bright and technologically proficient people on my team. They knew our systems, understood computer security, and they recognized the threats to our command.
But Defense Department systems are not the only ones at risk. Hackers routinely penetrate businesses large and small and steal data for fun and profit, as I noted here in this column before.
As small business owners generally lack the technology and the technical ability of the Defense Department cyber cops, what can a small business do?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers a hand via their OnGuardOnline program. Protect your personal information. It valuable.
2. Know who you dealing with.
3. Use security software that updates automatically.
4. Keep your operating system and web browser up-to-date and learn about their security features
5. Keep your passwords safe, secure and strong.
6. Back up important files.
7. Learn what to do in an mergency.
Small business owners, like Air Force generals, should be concerned about the wide range of computer attacks, and they should take steps to prevent them.
Air Force General Kevin P. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), speaking at the inaugural Cyberspace Symposium on April 7th in Omaha, Nebraska, stressed the importance of the cyberspace domain to the nearly 1, 500 attendees.
USSTRATCOM is responsible for space operations, information warfare, missile defense, and strategic deterrence. freedom of action in both space and cyberspace.
Chilton, a former test pilot and astronaut, said that the Defense Department sees more than a million suspicious a day.
are pings where someone is coming in and trying to open something or access information from someone within our military networks, Chilton told the American Forces Press Service. could be everything from some curious citizens, to people who maybe are trying to hack for sport, to people who are trying to collect information.
Chilton said that USSTRATCOM is concerned about mining, which is where hackers use computers to sift through enormous quantities of data to glean information. Chilton called this the new form of espionage.
the past, to get that information you would hire someone to break in with a flashlight in their teeth and go through the drawer and photograph the files, Chilton said. all this information is stored on discs or on computers. Spies don have to leave a computer terminal in their own countries to try to get this information.
During my tenure as the administrative officer of a Defense Department command in Philadelphia I was for a time responsible for computer security along with all other security programs. Thankfully, I had some very bright and technologically proficient people on my team. They knew our systems, understood computer security, and they recognized the threats to our command.
But Defense Department systems are not the only ones at risk. Hackers routinely penetrate businesses large and small and steal data for fun and profit, as I noted here in this column before.
As small business owners generally lack the technology and the technical ability of the Defense Department cyber cops, what can a small business do?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers a hand via their OnGuardOnline program. Protect your personal information. It valuable.
2. Know who you dealing with.
3. Use security software that updates automatically.
4. Keep your operating system and web browser up-to-date and learn about their security features
5. Keep your passwords safe, secure and strong.
6. Back up important files.
7. Learn what to do in an mergency.
Small business owners, like Air Force generals, should be concerned about the wide range of computer attacks, and they should take steps to prevent them.
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