The lucrative world of cyber-espionage

摘要: Information equals power — but it also money. In an increasingly networked world, e-espionage is becoming a high-value trade. Compared to bank robbing, stealing information relatively low-risk, cost-effective and difficult detect. The offenders are likely be on another continent, making them hard pursue often nearly impossible prosecute. And the organisations under attack don't even know that they're victims. Catherine Everett looks at how changing commercial environment, with emerging economic powerhouses like China, national borders irrelevant perhaps more worryingly blurring distinction between criminal state-sponsored activities. She points out problem involves not just usual suspects of Russian mafia Chinese hackers, western governments big business. regardless who behind where comes from, cyber-espionage unquestionably Cyber-espionage lucrative game these days. power, money, whether or saving it.