Not quite back to my routine BUT, at least i have internet for the day.
This caught my eye:
Security firm: Hackers hit chemical companies
Cyber attacks traced to China targeted at least 48 chemical and military-related companies in an effort to steal technical secrets, a U.S. computer security company said Tuesday, adding to complaints about pervasive Internet crime linked to this country.
Security experts say China is a center for Internet crime. Attacks against governments, companies and human rights groups have been traced to this country, though finding the precise source is nearly impossible. China's military is a leader in cyberwarfare research but the government has rejected allegations of cyberspying and says it also is a target.
So what can we learn from this?
well, first off that we can't trust China. On the other hand can you really trust any entity whose primary reason for existing is to ensure its own existence and supremacy? This applies to large corporations, small competitors, governments and most NGOs.
Truth is, you can't trust a group. You can trust an individual, but groups have a tendance to lose their trustworthiness pretty quickly. Its kind of mob mentality. If the Group did it, the individual is free of blame to work as they see fit for the betterment of the group.
OK, enough rant, back to security.
Take away:
Secure those items that make your company special or different. Famouse case of Intel and AMD. AMD once was the big player. One of their people defected to intel with the plans for the x86 chipset architecture. AMD had nothing in place to stop that, thus most of what we buy is made by .... INTEL. Securing your credit card sales is good business, securing the intelectual property that allows you to make the product being purchased with those credit card is ESSENTIAL business.
So again, secure those items that make your company special or different. Withut them, you have no reason for continuing in business.
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