The relatively scant information released by EMC’s RSA security group on Thursday in connection with the theft of SecurID authentication technology code is fueling considerable speculation about the nature of the breach and its impact on enterprises.
Several security analysts today urged companies that are using SecurID to review their authentication measures and to shore them up if necessary. Until RSA releases further details on the breach it is best to assume that SecurID is vulnerable, they added.
“Don’t panic,” said Rich Mogull, an analyst with Securosis. “Until we know the attacker, what was lost, the vector of a potential attack,” and the extent to which SecurID may have been compromised, it’s hard to make a risk assessment, Mogull said.
