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ARTICLE · 24 MARCH 2004

Cyber Security: A Management Imperative

DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
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What if terrorists could bring down your business with a cyber attack? Cyber security risks are increasing at an alarming, exponential rate. The frequency, sophistication, and severity of today’s cyber attacks can be attributed not only to a thriving domestic hacker community but also to overseas hackers

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  • Cyber Security: A Management Imperative
  • Luncheon Series Focuses on Privacy Issues and Legislative Developments
  • Chemical Facility Security Would Be Tightened Under Federal Bill
  • Federal Security Programs Affecting U.S. Seaports Real Estate:
  • The Continuing Impact of Terrorism

    • By J.T. Westermeier and Ken Hartmann

    What if terrorists could bring down your business with a cyber attack? Cyber security risks are increasing at an alarming, exponential rate. The frequency, sophistication, and severity of today’s cyber attacks can be attributed not only to a thriving domestic hacker community but also to overseas hackers.

    These international attacks often originate in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Some seek to extort money from U.S. businesses. In other cases, a desire to harm U.S. political, economic, or military interests motivates the attack. Managing these unprecedented threats to the enterprise has become a vital risk-management concern that

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