A single person here could cause as much damage as a tank division, and it's just a matter of time before agencies such as the CIA, the FBI and Interpol all work together against cybercrime, Sweeney says. In the meantime, Exodus, ServerVault and others do what they can to fend off attacks themselves. Sweeney says that a lot of unfriendly traffic aimed at compromising ServerVault comes from China and former Eastern Bloc countries. Sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing but collect information on the criminal and ensure the customers' data is safe against their exploits, Sweeney says. Security industry experts say that while many companies avoid taking their cases to the authorities, the tales of black helicopters and midnight visits to the homes of suspected crackers by men in black leather jackets are greatly exaggerated.
Some companies do, however, take matters into their own hands.
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