Living with cybercrime
E.H.J. Hilbert · Network Security · 2013
Cybercrime is one of the most talked about issues facing the world today. The new appointee for the role of Director of the US's FBI has stated that cybercrime will be the primary focus of the agency upon his confirmation. The political arena is dominated by discussions of ‘credibility of cyber-threats’ and the need for companies to undergo a ‘cyber health check-up’ to determine their level of ability to withstand the coming cyber-storm. The threat has moved from introverts living in their parents’ basements defacing websites, to a full underground economy where all data is for sale and the players range from a ‘newbie’ hacker to ‘elite’ cyber-warriors doing the bidding of their home nation-state.