Monday, December 12, 2005

Leader: The positive spin on being hacked - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

Leader: The positive spin on being hacked - Security Strategy - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com: "Leader: The positive spin on being hacked

It's good to talk (but better not to be hacked in the first place)


By silicon.com

Published: Monday 12 December 2005

The news that a UK charity has seen its systems breached and 2,800 donors' credit card details stolen is pretty shocking stuff.

Charities have long been singled out by hackers, often for petty crimes such as web defacement, because they are perceived as being a soft touch. But anybody who has dealt with a charity in a professional capacity will know there are often hard businessmen and women at their heart and run accordingly."

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