But while he agrees that it is theoretically possible that vital supplies such as water and power could be affected by hacking, he believes it is unlikely because hackers tend not to work in a coordinated way. People do not understand how bad the problem is. It is very much a new field and it has suddenly grown in the last nine months. They do it because it's a challenge. Franklin argues that a lot of current website security is out of date.
Most people deploy firewalls as protection but they are archaic.
You have to have some form of dedicated web server protection, something that sits on the server and can watch for malicious activity and identify it before it gets started. Many leading consumer brands such as Nike are acutely aware of the threats of hacking and negative online campaigning. Stefan Olander, brand communications director for Nike in Europe, says the company takes the hosting of content on the internet very seriously. It is very hard to get through. But having said that it is not impossible.