While we have not seen a cyber-Armageddon type of attack that aims to undermine trust in online commerce, we have seen very targeted, very sophisticated attacks aimed at stealing information or compromising select assets.

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The analyst notes that in 2010, 45 of the top 50 online retailers offered some type of special between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, most of which were some type of shipping promotion.

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The report warned that much more needed to be done to identify the type or extent of cyber-attack that would warrant a military response.

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If one quarter of enterprises are engaging in this type of activity we have truly entered a new era of cyber defense that will entail the creation of new services and products to feed the demand: products that focus on identifying attack methodologies and thwarting them.

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