Michael Kleeman Quoted on Online Security Breach in The New York Times
After Breach, Companies Warn of E-Mail Fraud
04/04/2011
Miguel Helft,
The New York Times
Security experts said Monday that millions of people were at increased risk of e-mail swindles after a giant security breach at an online marketing firm.
The breach exposed the e-mail addresses of customers of some of the nation’s largest companies, including JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Target and Walgreens. In some cases customer names were also stolen.
While the number of people affected is unknown, security experts say that based on the businesses involved, the breach may be among the largest ever. And it could lead to a surge in phishing attacks — e-mails that purport to be from a legitimate business but are intended to steal information like account numbers or passwords.
“It is clearly a massive hemorrhage,” said Michael Kleeman, a network security expert at the University of California, San Diego.
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Michael Kleeman is a senior fellow at IGCC and involved in several projects involving homeland security and critical infrastructure protection, including "Training and Exercises in California Homeland Security." Kleeman is a technology industry strategist whose particular skill is in bridging technical and business issues.
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