Hacking and Internet Security
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Two serious Internet breaches over the weekend highlighted the ongoing issue of securing online information. The website of PBS was hijacked by a group of "hacktivists" aiming to critique PBS's news coverage. Meanwhile, defense contractor Lockheed Martin revealed a massive breach of potentially sensitive national security information. We explore whether piecemeal efforts to secure individual sites are an effective way to secure information.
Guests
Alan Paller
WAMU Guest Analyst; and Director of Research, SANS Institute
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The PBS NewsHour's Kwame Holman reports on the cyber attack on the organization's Website and other PBS sites (from 20:34):
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