[HIB]Former @stake researcher Aitel insists on data classification

Too many firms are turning to cloud computing resources before knowing the data that needs the most attention, increasing the attack surface and setting up the perfect environment for a breach, according to a prominent security expert. Dave Aitel, chief technology officer of Miami-based assessment and penetration vendor Immunity Inc. said companies are making it easier for hackers to break into networks by not undertaking data classification. Aitel a well known expert, with roots at NSA and the once prominent security research boutique @stake, railed against jumping head first into cloud computing and criticized traditional security technologies – intrusion prevention and unified threat management appliances – for being too easy for attackers to bypass."When you put the kind of money like the Department of Defense has into defenses and you're punching like me instead of Mike Tyson, you've got a problem," Aitel said.

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