FBI director says businesses reluctant to report cyber attacks
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An AP newswire article, via The Mercury News, reports that:
Most businesses do not report cyber attacks to law enforcement authorities, fearing the disclosure would harm their image and benefit rivals, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Tuesday.
This reluctance has become especially important at a time when identity theft is growing rapidly and terrorists are increasingly using the Internet, Mueller said in a speech to the InfraGard national conference, private companies that share security tips and expertise with the FBI.
"Today a command sent over a network to a power station's control computer could be just as deadly as a backpack full of explosives,"' Mueller said.
Business leaders last month announced an education campaign to better protect sensitive client information from hackers and other thieves, after a string of high-profile data thefts and losses.
posted by Fergie @ 8/09/2005 03:09:00 PM
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