Recent online security breaches and attacks have left the business and technology communities in a turbulent state regarding the strength of their security. While we may talk for hours on end about the attacks perpetrated by skilled individuals, small groups of hackers and very lucky “script kiddies,” it’s equally important to consider that some national governments are cyber-attacking foreign businesses. These attacks are often politically motivated, better planned and more dangerous than attacks by private entities.
China has admitted to having a “cyber army” of sorts, which may have been responsible for the recent DDoS attack on GitHub. North Korea is the alleged perpetrator of the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, purportedly as retaliation for the film The Interview.
