Computer security vendor RSA, maker of two-factor authentication SecurID,
has been hacked by unknown parties. In an
open letter to it customers RSA Executive Chairman Arthur W. Coviello, Jr. calls the attack the work of an Advanced Persistent Threat, meaning a highly skilled, well-funded group acting deliberately & precisely to achieve a specific goal. RSA's clients include many Fortune 100 companies, US Government, Military & Intelligence Community organizations.
posted by scalefree
on Mar 17, 2011 -
118 comments
The Wapo first
reported that a security researcher Michael Lynn of
ISS had discovered a critical hole in Cisco routers, was ready to present his findings at
Blackhat, and then suddenly bowed out. Some began to cry "
cover-up", and Cisco
denied the
vulnerability. Then,
dramatically, Lynn resigned from ISS and gave his presentation, saying "I'm probably about to be sued to oblivion. (But) the worst thing is to keep this stuff secret."
posted by sohcahtoa
on Jul 27, 2005 -
12 comments