Espionage

Cyberattack, Espionage

Espionage attempts like the SolarWinds hack are inevitable, so it’s safer to focus on defense – not retaliation

The U.S. Justice Department was among many federal agencies and private companies whose networks suffered intrusions from Russian hackers. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin William Akoto, Fordham University In the wake of the major espionage operation in which people alleged to be…

paul
July 6, 2022

Espionage

Cyber spies for hire: efforts to control cyber weapons ignore the agents who use them

Alexi Drew, King’s College London Reports of malicious and targeted cyber attacks are becoming increasingly common around the world. In early February, for example, Australia’s security agencies revealed there were investigating an attempted hack on the country’s parliament, and hadn’t…

paul
October 8, 2021