Law360, New York (February 05, 2013, 4:16 PM ET) -- The Federal Trade Commission's chief technologist Tuesday backed The New York Times' decision to evaluate how hackers were gaining access to its system before responding to a recent cyberattack, saying companies should heed the example as they work to build stronger defenses against targeted online intrusions.
In a blog post discussing the difficulties of defending against the recent proliferation of “high-end” cyber threats, FTC chief technologist Ed Felten advised companies to learn from the case of The New York Times, which announced Thursday it had been...