How the FBI collars cybercriminals

28.07.2006

What are the most common losses that could have been prevented?

Arena: One of the most common ones we've seen is the disgruntled employee who is no longer in the company but is able to gain access because their access to the network wasn't shut down in a timely fashion.

Do you see a lot of problems with stolen data leaving the premises on removable media?

Day: That problem has always existed. It's just that now you can carry out a lot more information. The iPod is the [newest] thing. Podslurping ... has turned the iPod into exactly the thing we never wanted to see on a 60GB storage device that's that tiny. [It runs] a program that can connect [an iPod] via the USB port and without access to a keyboard actually go through and suck up to 60GB of information in a very short period.

How can companies protect themselves from coordinated efforts to steal secrets?