Cyber attacks on governments, corporations, and individuals are rising rapidly all over the world.

Sony’s PlayStation, Lockheed Martin, PBS, Google’s g-mail passwords, Nintendo, and now Citibank’s credit card customers’ files have all been hacked causing a significant financial damage.

Syngress security experts are at the forefront fighting against cybercrime and offer their solutions in recent, cutting-edge cyber security books.

In fact, those hacking into these big computer networks are mostly sophisticated experts, with advanced tools and software at their disposal, NPR reported.

Here is a slideshow giving a glance at recent cyber attacks:

Zurich American Refuse to Pay Sony PSN Hack Damages
Just as tech giant Sony reels from the public's loss of trust, one of its biggest insurers has taken it to caught claiming that it is not liable for any of the losses resulting from the PlayStation Network hack. REUTERS
Cyber attacks on the rise globally
The CIA website was unresponsive and unavailable after reports that the website had been attacked by hackers in Washington REUTERS
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