Spying is nothing new and we shouldn’t be surprised that the political entities around the world are expanding their intelligence arsenals with modern capabilities. It’s likely that the data from the Verizon report is a trailing indicator of the increasing cyber-espionage capabilities around the world.”
Hacking for espionage purposes is sharply increasing
In response to the findings in the recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report that hacking for espionage purposes is sharply increasing, with groups or national governments from Eastern Europe playing a growing role, I have the below comments from Tim Erlin, director of security and risk, Tripwire:
“The most important breach isn’t the one with the headlines or biggest economic impact. The most important breach is the one that affects you. The Verizon report should remind all of us that, while big breaches make great news events, the frequency of smaller breaches has a large aggregate impact, and directly affects many individuals.