US defence firm Lockheed Martin hit by cyber-attack

US defence firm Lockheed Martin says it has come under a significant cyber-attack, which took place last week.

29 May 2011 Last updated at 02:39 ET

Few details were available, but Lockheed said its security team had detected the threat quickly and ensured that none of its programmes had been compromised.

The Pentagon said it is working to establish the extent of the breach.

Lockheed makes fighter jets, warships and multi-billion dollar weapons systems sold worldwide.

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My thoughts: These attacks happen all the time. Many are kept quiet so that investigators can try to capture the perpetrators. What we ALL need to do is take security seriously. The general public should start simple. Make sure allk your computers are virus and malware free. Reducing the number of zombia bots is a good start. Using HTTPS instead of HTTP whenever possible when using the web is also a good idea. Not sure if a site will work using HTTPS, welll just type it in. Other simple tasks are:

• Have a different strong password for every site you use
• Make sure your operating system and software is always upto date
• Use the most upto date version of the web browser
• There are many others - start with Microsoft's Safety & Security Center site

Security is up to us, the users and to the companies that house our data. we all need to be diligent.