Cybersecurity
We should be concerned on three levels. First, although the stolen tools are somewhat dated, they are sophisticated and could pose a real threat to companies that have not patched vulnerable firewalls and servers. Second, if reports are accurate, the theft suggests that hackers—potentially sponsored by another government—have compromised NSA security at some level. Finally, taken together with other recent activity, it appears to suggest that adversarial foreign governments are more frequently and more aggressively targeting the U.S. and U.S. companies for cyber espionage.
We should be concerned on three levels. First, although the stolen tools are somewhat dated, they are sophisticated and could pose a real threat to companies that have not patched vulnerable firewalls and servers. Second, if reports are accurate, the theft suggests that hackers—potentially sponsored by another government—have compromised NSA security at some level. Finally, taken together with other recent activity, it appears to suggest that adversarial foreign governments are more frequently and more aggressively targeting the U.S. and U.S. companies for cyber espionage.
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