Tim Bass
Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:02:02 +0000
Continuing my*list*of the top ten cybersecurity threats for 2008, here is another looming threat:
***** —*Spying by goverments, industry and criminals.
Spying, also known as espionage,*is*the crime of illegally gathering secret or confidential*information*about a government or*commercial entity.* This also includes stealing*proprietary information and intellectual property. *Often espionage*directed toward*as individual is grouped into*the less*malicious sounding*category of privacy crimes;*however, *I am going to group all these crimes into the same category, spying.
Espionage is a serious threat.** Nations sponsor espionage to learn about other nations and industries.** Industries sponsor*espionage too.* Remember the HP spying*scandal*of 2006?**
Espionage is location independent in the globally*connected world of cyberspace; and spying*makes our list as*one of the*top ten cybersecurity threats of 2008.



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