The survey also found that 82 percent of senior executives said their organization has experienced a data breach, with 94 percent saying they’ve been hit in the last six months. About 53 percent say they’re attacked on a daily or even hourly basis. So, what is the take away? Data breaches are real and they happen.

While confidence is an admirable trait in the CEO, it sounds like many are actually too confident and the side-effect of this behavior can be devastating. The good news is that many of the executives that report to the CEO are worried and, most likely, have a data breach plan in place. We hope…for their sake.

While we are not surprised that the Joint Strike Fighter breach was not the only attempt at attacking the Pentagon’s networks, we are astounded by the sheer volume of attacks. We are also curious to hear how the 2009 numbers will shake out, which will surely be an increase in the 2008. Also, $100 million dollars is a significant investment for the Department of Defense, but surely they will need to pore even more resources into fighting this battle.

We are still anxiously await the results of the Obama administration recently completed a 60-day review of the government’s efforts to protect key public and private networks. And, fortunately, the Pentagon will be creating a new “cyber command” for defending the Pentagon computer networks and improve U.S. offensive capabilities.  So, our government is moving forward with addressing this issue.

Interesting times we live in right now. We will keep you posted on the results of the 60-day cyber review.