State attacks fuel cyber threats
Source: Tim Weber | Business editor, BBC News website, in Davos
Cyber-attacks are rising sharply, mainly driven by state-sponsored hackers, experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos have warned.
The situation is made worse by the open nature of the web, making it difficult to track down the attackers.
Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research officer, called for a three-tier system of authentication – for people, devices and applications – to tackle the problem.
The biggest cyber-risks, however, are insiders, experts said.
The security of cyberspace and data in general has been a theme at a string of sessions in Davos, with leading security experts warning that internet threats were growing at a geometric rate.
“It’s scary and getting worse,” said the representative of a company that helps direct large parts of global internet traffic.