Monday, January 23, 2017

Why the Spy Trade is Such a Booming Industry

The alleged Russian plot that targeted the U.S. presidential election has raised concerns we're headed for Cold War levels of spying, but there's actually plenty of evidence the world soared past that point years ago...

There are now an estimated 120 countries involved in espionage, each trying to infiltrate military, political and economic targets all over the world...

And those are just the official spy operations. Non-state and corporate spies have become much more active, not to mention rogue cyber warriors who sell their wares as independents and major organized crime and terror groups.

More threats, bigger budgets... more