Cyber espionage has surged against governments and companies around the world in the past year, and cyber attacks have become a staple of conflict among states.U.S. military and civilian networks are probed thousands of times a day, and the systems of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters are attacked at least 100 times a day, according to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO’s secretary-general. “It’s no exaggeration to say that cyber attacks have become a new form of permanent, low-level warfare,” he said.
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