The Web has been abuzz with the revelation that hacked government and military Web sites, as well as databases of personal information are available for less than $500. As concerning as that may be, what should keep IT admins awake at night is the broader realization that these are only the hacked sites that were discovered on the hacker underground. There are more, and your site could be one of them.
Have you ever walked into a kitchen at night and turned on the lights just in time to see a few cockroaches scurry off--knowing that the couple that got caught in the light are an indication that there are probably hundreds of them safely hidden in the walls and cabinets somewhere? Well A)you just haven't lived until you do that, but B) that is similar to the scenario with these hacked military and government Web sites being sold on the hacker underground.

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