We're going to convince you that you should call the FBI if your company is ever the victim of a computer crime. That's right, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The feds. Government agents. Now, before you say "I don't think so" . . .
We're going to convince you that you should call the FBI if your company is ever the victim of a computer crime. That's right, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The feds. Government agents. Now, before you say "I don't think so" in your most sarcastic voice, read on.

There's a prevailing misconception that as soon as you pick up the phone to call the FBI, teams of agents will swoop down on you with guns drawn to confiscate your computers and seize control--effectively closing down your business. That's how it happens in the movies. This is life. Here's how it really happens.

Usermagnet had survived distributed denial-of-service attacks before, but nothing like what it experienced on a Sunday night in February of last year. Packet kiddies--international hacking groups comprising teenagers looking for a thrill--had taken over an online Java chat channel the company was hosting.

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