Whats changed in terms of cybercrime?
Talleur: All the crimes we’re seeing today that are called “cybersecurity issues” were around 20 years ago. The difference is the attack vectors have changed. When the Internet went commercial in the 1990s, and government gave up custodial ownership, the attacks that before were directed only at government resources started to hit broadband at home. That’s one shift. Another shift is that we now see other governments utilizing the Internet. Cyber warfare has gone global. Nextgov: How has the commercialization of the Internet affected the threat against federal agencies? Talleur: It’s opened up government to a broader range of threats. They’re trying to defend themselves as a homogenous entity, but it’s the individuals that work for the government and manage the networks that are actually being targeted. We see government trying to move to these Trusted Internet Connections to [reduce access points to the Internet], but the barn doors are open and the horses are out. There’s a lot they
