Exclusive Interview – In examining the global threat landscape, Dana Madsen believes she has identified a new “inflection point” regarding malicious activity in cyberspace. And Madsen is one of the CIA’s top experts on cyber threats, serving as deputy director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC).
In an interview with password Overview, Madsen said that just a few years ago, cyber espionage focused on intellectual property theft, pointing to a fundamental shift from traditional espionage to the realm of cyberspace. Now, Madsen says, there are a host of new threat actors, many of them connected to America’s adversaries on the world stage, and increasingly targeting critical infrastructure (infiltrating electrical grids, health networks, water supply systems, etc.). To disrupt operations and establish a continued presence.
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