Cyber War, Intelligence, Malware & Espionage [extract]
Cyber War, Intelligence Malware & Espionage
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Digital disruption is sweeping through the world’s second-oldest profession, Spying, and it is altering all aspects of intelligence collection and action. Many forms of cyber attacks are now common, including zero-day exploits, malware, phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks, and denial of service attacks.
Intelligent agents known as malware are rapidly becoming the tool of choice for nations, criminals, and terrorists in finding the high ground of the 21st Century’s cyber battlefields.
Malware
Malware is making information control the capital of peace and the currency of cyber war. There is a realisation that the hero’s and jobs for action spy agents are becoming redundant. Cyberspace can now be used to monitor and spy on the seas, skies, streets and individuals.
- Drones can be used to assassinate, machines can spy on systems, people and even on a leader’s mobile conversations, texts and emails.
- AI can be used to monitor the intelligence services information and their correspondence open sources and classified information. All can be collected and analysed by machines.
The reputed second oldest profession will soon have far fewer jobs than in the past as HUMINT transforms to AIMINT.
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