The U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s recent announcement that 5.6 million fingerprint records were stolen is the latest in a rash of break-ins that raise concerns about how to make our online lives more secure. From the U.S. government to the adult online dating site Ashley Madison, it seems no system is safe from a potential cyberattack.
As we finish National Cyber Security Awareness Month (observed every October), our nation continues to face threats to our cyber infrastructure that could cripple national security. Despite tremendous advances in technology, our approach to protecting information stored online still has more in common with medieval defense tactics than with the integrated and smart approach we need.
A firewall is much like a castle moat or wall designed to keep the “bad guys” out. But history shows that this approach does not work. The Great Wall of China, for instance, was a defense fortification that was breached simply by going around it. In modern times, attackers use breaks in the (fire)wall and phishing attacks to steal passwords to launch their assaults. For the full article click here
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