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State-Sponsored CyberAttacks Expected To Rise
wiredmikey writes "According to a report released today, IT security professionals will see a rise in State-sponsored attacks, like the Stuxnet worm, that will build on concepts and techniques from the commercial hacker industry to create more powerful 'Advanced Persistent Threats.' The researchers also expect an increase in compromised mobile devices leading to data theft or loss as a result of lagging security measures, and that next year will bring the first major data breaches as a result of compromised devices. The biggest potential impact will be caused by the proliferation of sophisticated mobile devices interacting with corporate networks."
Not only that, but the threat will be "right in the palm of your hand" and that should be scary enough for the average IT joe to spend some not so average cash on a problem that can't be quantified. How many apps does the average idiot download anyway? I stopped after 50 first month with my iPod and have not upgraded or bothered to find any since. Like the apps on facebook, the apps on the app store are mostly useless crap for shitheads. Period.
This is the NSA, we're gonna geet U h@x0r5! Also, what is a h@x0r5?
I don't think anyone knows how much state sponsored cyber attacks are currently going around, but I would imagine quite a bit.
Well, maybe we should try the polite approach and just ask every country, about their state-sponsored CyberAttacks? I'm sure almost every country would be willing to oblige. If not, the U.N. Security Council could pass a resolution requiring states to divulge their CyberHankyPanky. That would have them all quaking in their boots!
Until then, buy more CyberSecurity products! It's good, clean, wholesome fun!
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