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Hackers can do more than snoop

Homeland Security News is reporting that if hackers can steal a company's top-secret data, they can just as easily destroy a company's network. Richard Bejtlich...

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October 15, 2013 10:18 am

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Homeland Security News is reporting that if hackers can steal a company’s top- secret data, they can just as easily destroy a company’s network. Richard Bejtlich, chief security officer for Mandiant, a cyber-security company, said not only are hackers getting into networks to steal huge amounts of intellectual property but they can also permanently erase data.