A recent article in the New York Times demonstrates just how helpless our nation is against hacker threats. Please notice my lack of using the word "Cyber" which in reality has nothing to do with the Internet or computer security, despite the media's attention to the word.

The revelation that a major defense contractor had their network broken into and extremely sensitive data stolen is nothing surprising. I think we can all assume it was the Lockheed Martin attack even though they haven't named which contractor was compromised. The timing makes sense.

Security Is Tough, Tracking Exploits Tougher