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DefCon Cyber on alert in Prince William, protecting critical assets

The time from when a cyber attacker can access a company's internal systems to the time the company responds is about 204 days or about seven months. Many agencies rely on email alerts to notify them of network intrusions, but they don't always work.

Businesses large and small face the risk of cyber hackers and thieves, every single day. These days it's not just the large big box stores and other major retailers who are the targets of cyber crime.

"I hear all of the time 'I'm too small... no one is going to attack me.' Wrong. If you have a computer connected to the internet you have something some adversary wants," said David Leigh, president of Prince William County-based Rofori Corporation, who is leading work on a new cyber security tool.

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