Retail networks process
millions of customer transactions daily, with every transaction
recorded and reported back.

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will be on hand at the RSA Conference , to sign copies of their book
and speak with the press.----Intrusic, the
first and only Compromise Detection Solution that uncovers and helps
remove malicious and unauthorized intruders on internal networks,
today urged retail companies to thoroughly examine their network
security infrastructure as cyber-criminals typically increase their
efforts during busy periods of online activity. These transactions capture critical
customer data that malicious hackers seize to commit identity theft ,
cyber-fraud, extortion and numerous other crimes. Credit card numbers and customer information can easily be
pirated out of the organization and important data can be corrupted or
altered. Compromise Detection
Solutions (CDS) are the proactive safeguard that retailers' networks
have missed to date., is the only company that can
find, trace and help remediate the work of malicious and sophisticated
hackers on internal networks.

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"There has been a bewildering change in how companies protect
important information assets," says eBay's Chief Information Security
Officer, Howard Schmidt.blackbooksecurity .

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The cost to just
one of the financial institutions was $1 million. Intrusic has developed Zephon , the
industry's only Compromise Detection Solution to identify networks
under unauthorized control .

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"Threats have grown more complicated, and so
have the solutions.

Business Editors/Technology Editors

WALTHAM, Mass. Zephon visually maps the full extent of
the breach using counterespionage technology and provides complete
forensics to facilitate complete threat mitigation.intrusic.

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The book details the nature of the
problem and provides the tactics, technologies, standards and
strategies to help companies protect their Information Technology
systems from internal and external attack .
"The Insider Threat is one of the most underestimated
cyber-security risks facing retailers, " said Peter Burrows, senior
vice president and CIO at Reebok International and a member of
Intrusic 's Board of Advisors.

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There have been a number of compromises disclosed last year at
major retailers .
Cyber-criminals motivated by profit prefer to engage in espionage that
does not trigger attack -based systems such as IDS. To uncover covert
operations by cyber-criminals, CDS relies on an unparalleled level of
analytics that was designed specifically for the internal network.

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Schmidt serves as Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security for the
White House.com/samplebooks/idtheft. Internal network security remains a stumbling block that,
unless addressed, will leave companies vulnerable to additional
breaches and losses in the future.
"To truly secure customer data, retailers must embrace more
proactive technologies that compliment existing perimeter security
solutions," said Jonathan Bingham , president of Intrusic.

Cyber terrorism is not cyber crime, because cyber criminals wish to avoid detection , and it is not Cyber Warfare, because warfare is conducted between politically recognized nation-states .

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Repercussions continue from the compromise of BJ's
Wholesale Club in April.com. To stay informed with the
latest from Intrusic, and to receive our newsletter, contact
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Cyber terrorism is the use of (chiefly) information technology to cause harm, and with the intention of terrorizing a target group.

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To underscore the increasingly pervasive nature of the threat,
Schmidt collaborated with several influential security experts to
write a new book, "The Black Book on Corporate Security," published by
Larstan Business Reports, Inc. He co-wrote a Black Book chapter titled: "Defending the
Digital You: How to Fight Online Identity Theft.

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RSA Conference 2005

SAN FRANCISCO----Larstan Business
Reports

Information Warfare a Worsening Threat

Top Security Experts Gather in San Francisco to Launch New Book
and Warn of Cyber Terrorism

Information security in the corporate sector is woefully
inadequate, a growing problem that leaves an opening for "cyber
terrorists" to wreak enormous damage to companies and the economy,
warned a gathering of the world's leading security experts in San
Francisco.

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Intrusic, based in Waltham, Mass.

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Retailers make convenient targets because each store usually has
several connections to corporate databases. "Many
retailers are not aware of the ease with which intruders compromise
internal networks and extract information."
Intrusic is the first commercial CDS vendor . CDS
is the only approach that can truly defend against the sophisticated
hackers and prevent damage before it occurs.

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Having valuable consumer information stolen by online criminals
can severely harm retailers.

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Malicious hackers use
the surge in activity to infiltrate retailers' internal networks
disguised as legitimate network users in their search for consumer
credit information and employee data.

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Once inside the
network, a cyber-criminal has the freedom to inflict almost limitless
damage.

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Larstan, a multi-media publisher based in Potomac, Maryland, is
launching "The Black Book on Corporate Security" this week at the RSA
Conference, held in the Moscone Convention Center , February 14-18.
Additionally a growing number of privacy laws, such as the California
Security Breach Information Act, force companies to publicly disclose
security breaches or face civil damages and class action lawsuits. According to the Associated Press, thousands
of credit card records from the nation's third-largest warehouse club
were accessed by malicious hackers. Because of the theft , financial
institutions needed to reissue thousands of credit cards belonging to
BJ's customers as a precaution against further fraud. The Boston Herald
disclosed that other banks have demanded $16 million to offset
fraudulent credit card charges and other costs related to the security
breach .

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The Black Book authors include major luminaries in the field. "The damage to brand equity increases
exponentially and the bottom line impact can linger long after the
initial compromise has been removed. Zephon, the first
compromise detection solution is a disruptive technology that uncovers
and tracks unauthorized intruders on the internal network.

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Contacting customers, reissuing credit
cards and paying insurance claims can cost millions of dollars, but
the immediate loss of trust erodes brand equity and customer loyalty. Most retailers have done their
best to secure the network end points with firewalls and IDS, but
malicious hackers can easily slip past those defenses to move inside
the network.

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RSA
brings together IT professionals, policy makers, industry leaders and
academics to share information on technology trends and best practices
in identity theft, hacking , cyber-terrorism, secure web services,
encryption and related topics.

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Intrusic Security Advisory: Retail Industry Convenient and Easy Target for Malicious Hackers; Retailers Should Implement Compromise Detection Systems

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" To download a free
copy of the chapter, go to:
http://www. Each connection presents
an opportunity for intruders to enter the internal network undetected
and sneak into the corporate data center.