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own.   Tech 1,323 views  Conversations On Cybersecurity, Part 4:
Effective Protection  Guest post by Alan Paller  Alan Paller is
director of research for the SANS Institute, a provider of
security training and certification.  This is the fourth and
final segment of a four-part series. Also read:  Allan Paller:
Protect yourself.  When we last left the attorneys, they had
asked what they could do to stop the targeted attacks that the
Chinese and other competitors used in industrial espionage.
Attorneys: Is there any way out of this maze?  Alan: The
Australian Defense Signals Directorate (DSD) has found a
surprisingly effective formula for dealing with these targeted
intrusions and it seems to work in all kinds of organizations.
Attorneys: Who are they?  Alan: DSD is the Australian equivalent
of a combination of the U.S. National Security Agency and the
cybersecurity component of the U.S