Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Intruding Hackers


The FBI is taking the threat of hacker intrusions, shouldn’t you? In the current technological world we live in, it’s obvious that a response like this is necessary from the FBI. Not only for the sake of private companies, but for the wider country, our infrastructure is becoming more and more networked. Attacks like these are an enormous threat to national security.

But what about home security? Just as our national infrastructure becomes more and more networked and connected, more and more of our personal information is stored on our home networks and computers. This information is valuable, both to you and to a potential hacker looking for credit card numbers or other personal information they may be able to sell for profit.

Prevention is necessary, and I certainly hope that you are keeping your machines updated and your antivirus software on, as well as steering clear of the more unsavory corners of the internet. But what about  when an incident does occur? Do you have a plan to deal with that?

How do you detect and intruder or other incident? What steps do you take to stop the violation? How do you recover from it? In the cyber security world these kinds of questions are addressed in an Incident Response Plan. Maybe you don’t need to go through all the paperwork, but being able to answer these questions could help you out a great deal when the inevitable happens.

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