The best practices and technologies that originated in the intelligence realm can help businesses stay safer, too.

Cyber attacks changed drastically over the last few years. Cyber attackers now focus on disrupting our day-to-day operations or use attacks as a strategic weapon.

For example, in December 2016, Kiev experienced a blackout, likely as a result of a cyber attack on the Ukrainian capital’s power system. In the 2016 Dyn attack, Internet of Things (IoT) devices were exploited to disrupt dozens of major Internet services. And recently, the US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI issued a rare public alert about a cyber campaign in progress that was preparing to attack US critical infrastructure companies in multiple sectors, including energy, water, aviation, and nuclear.

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