This is a new report that comes to us from the British agency in charge of cybersecurity which predicts an explosion in the number of commercial cyberattacks and the use by governments of cyberespionage tools in the next five years.
Cyber espionage scandals have erupted one after another in recent years. The trend started with the massive NSA surveillance scandal that erupted in 2012. Since then, OnePlus, Oppo and Xiaomi, among others, have been accused of massive espionage. Latest episode, the TikTok saga that has not finished making headlines. Indeed, the social network seems to be heading for a total ban in the United States, because it sends data to China. We should therefore not be surprised by the conclusions of the report that interests us today.
A proliferation of commercial hacking tools
It is the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), the British agency in charge of cybersecurity, which estimates that ” the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools “will constitute” a growing threat to organizations and individuals globally over the next five years “. British experts are thus sounding the alarm on the explosion of data insecurity.
In a new report, the NCSC estimates that the commercial hacking market is certain to grow significantly over the next five years, leading to an increase in the number of victims of cyberattacks as well as a more unpredictable threat environment for businesses and businesses. organizations.
Also according to this report, the current proliferation of hacking tools and the number of mercenary hackers are already lowering the barrier to entry for all actors, both states and companies, thus transforming the threats to which organizations and individuals are confronted.
Over 80 countries bought hacking and spy tools
The report points out that over the past decade, more than 80 countries have purchased cyberintrusion software and that some states have certainly used it irresponsibly to target journalists, human rights activists, dissidents and political opponents, as well as to spy on foreign diplomats. The Pegasus scandal proved it last year.
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This report comes on the first day of CYBERUK 2023, the UK’s premier cybersecurity event, taking place this weekend in Belfast. Conferences with eloquent titles have been held there, such as “How to end the race for cybernetic proliferation?“.
Source : NCSC
