Against the backdrop of a slew of recent cyber attacks against U.S. banks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta this week warned about the cyber threat and said the U.S. may need to aggressively hit back at cyber evildoers.
The comments marked some of the clearest remarks by Panetta about the evolving and rising cyber threat, which has been on full display in recent months through a high-profile attack on Saudi Arabia’s state oil company and recent ones on U.S. banks like Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC).
