It takes months for most computer intrusion victims to learn they were breached. Unfortunately, the hackers get busy much sooner, often stealing data within days if not minutes.
Network security practitioners often look to solve technical problems with technical solutions: “The engineers got us into this mess; they can get us out of it.”
When students and staff at the Coast Guard Academy needed their laptops and mobile phones repaired, they called Larry Mathews. For over a decade, Mathews owned the local computer repair shop. Then he pleaded guilty to computer intrusion.
Tell somebody that you’re planning to make a plan, and you’ll get some snide looks. But tell somebody that you have a good plan in place, and it instills a sense of preparation and confidence.
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