State-backed hacking, cyber deterrence, and the need for international norms

As time passes, state-backed hacking is becoming an increasingly bigger problem, with the attackers stealing money, information, credit card data, intellectual property, state secrets, and probing critical infrastructure. While Chinese, Russian, North Korean and Iranian state-backed APT groups get most of the spotlight (at least in the Western world), other nations are beginning to join in the “fun.” It’s a free for all, it seems, as the world has yet to decide on laws and … Continue reading State-backed hacking, cyber deterrence, and the need for international norms