Here's some excellent ammo from TechRepublic for a long-term IT security budget proposal.
For this TechRepublic cover story, their Editor in Chief EMEA Steve Ranger explains why deterring cyberattacks by state-backed hackers is complicated, and why the stakes keep getting higher.
They are making the the magazine version of the article available as a free PDF for registered TechRepublic and ZDNet members.
From the story: "In the spring of 2015, faced with external cyberattacks on the US of increasing frequency and severity, President Obama made a dramatic announcement.
The level of hacking and cyber-espionage against the US had created an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy" of the country, said the President, who declared a national emergency to deal with the threat. This executive order allowed the administration to pursue sanctions against those who attacked US critical infrastructure or stole secrets.
Since then the national emergency has been extended three times (it must be reconfirmed every year), but the attacks against the US and its allies continue. Indeed, the ongoing state of emergency did little to deter the most spectacular anti-US hacking campaign in recent years: Russia's meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
RELATED STORY: How Hacking Became Russia's Weapon Of Choice
Russia is not alone in pursuing cyberattacks--which show little sign of stopping--to advance its aims: The US government and its allies have long complained about the behaviour of China, Iran, and North Korea, too.
Despite years of sanctions, indictments, and other attempts to combat hackers, the attacks have continued. And experts have warned it could be 20 years before the situation is brought under control. So why can’t the hackers be stopped?
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