Lockheed Martin confirms it came under attack
Found on CNet News on Saturday, 28 May 2011
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin confirmed last night that the network problems it has been contending with during the last several days are the result of a "significant and tenacious attack" carried out against its network.
Going after the systems used by defense contractors to steal jet designs is one thing. Attacking systems like the power grid--deemed by the government to be "critical infrastructure," is quite another. It's the fear that these systems could come under attack just as readily as any other that keeps the government funding numerous cybersecurity efforts.
A military contractor was attacked. Also, in China a bag of rice fell over. A key part of the problem is that each and everything has, for some odd reason, to be connected to the Internet. Your fridge? Online. Your lamps? Online. Your electricity meter? Online. So nobody should be surprised if others will play around with them, especially since usually no special efforts are made to keep people out. Sometimes it may just be the best decision not to connect a device with the Internet. But managers will whine that it's not part of "the cloud" then! Oh the horror.