Security hysteria: Time to cut the hype

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Citigroup, Sony, Facebook, and Apple -- the hysteria over security and privacy breaches is drowning out rational thought. I'm not saying there isn't a problem -- hacker gangs are operating like a well-organized cyber-Mafia -- and doing real damage. But take a deep breath, counsels Avivah Litan, a veteran Gartner security analyst. "You've got to distinguish between attacks -- there are lots -- and damage -- where there's much less," she tells me.

Neil McAllister 16 Jun, 2011

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