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2018-04-19 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Cyber-Espionage: A Bigger Problem than We Realize

[American Thinker] Homeland security is, and should be, our biggest priority as a nation. If our safety as a people is threatened, little else matters. We tend to focus our attention on nuclear threats around the world, which is sensible, considering the sheer destructive force capable of being rendered by those threats, or on terrorist attacks, which is understandable, considering the shock and scale of those attacks. However, there's one threat we aren't paying close enough attention to: cyber-espionage.

Why Espionage Is So Threatening

Espionage seems inherently less threatening than large-scale attacks, and in terms of immediate casualties, it may be. We've also faced a long history of espionage, throughout the Cold War and beyond ‐ so much so that it has its own museum.

Essentially, espionage is a threat for three main purposes:

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-19 01:48|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 And here I thought climate change was our biggest problem (sarc).

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-19 07:03|| 2018-04-19 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 How many years have we been running "company X's database has been compromised last week"? Anybody know how to play this game?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-04-19 08:14|| 2018-04-19 08:14|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a rumor the ITs put out. It's about job security.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-19 10:43|| 2018-04-19 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 And here I thought climate change was our biggest problem (sarc).

Posted by Skidmark 2018-04-19 10:55|| 2018-04-19 10:55|| Front Page Top

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