Security Lessons From the World Bank Breach
The World Bank is making headlines after a disputed report claims hackers managed to access their secure network for over a year. One security pro offers takeaways that everyone can learn from the breach.
By Joan Goodchild, Senior Editor, CSO Security and Risk Online, October 14, 2008
According to a report from Fox News, several servers at the World Bank Group, an organization that offers economic assistance to developing countries around the globe, were repeatedly compromised and breached over the course of the last year.
Details are still emerging and it is unclear how much sensitive information, if any, was stolen. But the Fox report, which cites internal memos, claims the organization’s computer network suffered six major intrusions, which included access to the bank’s network for nearly a month in June and July, 2008.
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