Beyond DDoS: Advanced Persistent Threats Linger After al-Qassam

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Joe Friscia, vice president at BAE Systems Detica

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, in a speech last October in New York, predicted that the country was woefully unprepared for attacks on its electronic infrastructure, warning of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor." And just as vulnerable as the country's power grid and government infrastructure are, he said, financial institutions.

Indeed, earlier this month, al-Qassam, a group believed to be affiliated and funded by Iran, disrupted several major American banks' online portals. Likening the fight

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