Earlier this year, President Biden delivered a stern and urgent warning to the business community in response to evolving intelligence that Russia could be planning cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure: “If you have not already done so… harden your cyber defenses immediately.” FBI Director Christopher Wray also echoed this warning and added that both China and Russia have been aggressively seeking to find and exploit vulnerabilities to gain access to American companies.
Inside attacks can happen. Malice does not always have to be the reason for a cyberattack. A threat actor can target an otherwise loyal employee based on his role or access level and coerce him into breaching the company’s security on behalf of an external third party.
