A study of significant security
incidents demonstrate, or activist-hacktivist hacker stole more data than large
companies rather than cyber criminals in 2011.
As reported by the BBC, March
22, 2012, an annual analysis of the data breaches by Verizon revealed,
politically motivated attacks by hacktivist large increase.
Verizon found that 58 percent
of the total data theft in 2011 carried out by the hacktivist. Of
the so-called hacktivist attacks more difficult to handle because of their
attack strategy is also much more difficult to predict.
Verizon reported that there
were 855 incidents around the world where as many as 174 data has been stolen. "Hacktivist
activity has existed since some time ago. But
in 2011 they stole more data from companies, "said Director of Research
and Intelligence at Verizon, John Baker.
Hacktivist attack spearheaded
by the hacker group Anonymous. The
activists scored a big success with breaking into websites and stealing large
amounts of data from various private companies and government agencies.
"Data theft became a
mechanism for political protest," said Baker. He
added that it is difficult to develop specific defenses against hacktivist
attacks because they use tactics and techniques that are designed specifically
for each attack.
Baker said the attack by
hacktivist not too common. But
once they penetrate the defenses of a site, then they will capture large
amounts of data.
Hacktivist addition, there is
another group of cyber thieves who steal data for different purposes. They
are an organized group of criminals who steal the data to be reused or sold to
other crimes. Approximately
35 percent of the company's data was stolen by the group's collapse.
Baker states, cyber criminals
will continue to be a serious threat to large companies. Defense
of internet companies that are constantly battered for weaknesses sought. These
kinds of attacks tend to be opportunistic so eventually cyber criminals exploit
any gaps and weaknesses that they find.
Baker reminds Therefore, all
companies have a great deal of work to ensure they are safe from Internet
network cyber criminals and hacktivist attacks.
"The ability to detect
cyber breach at various levels is still very sad. In
fact, data theft can cause permanent damage to a number of companies,
"said Baker.
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