The security industry has done a good job of following the government s lead when it comes to developing new approaches and strategies. At the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit, Inbar Raz of PerimeterX illustrated how security has been in lockstep with the way intelligence agencies do business. The next step is understanding what hackers are doing and learning about adversaries and their tactics in order to proactively close the doors on threats; in other words, counterintelligence. Raz: Start the fight before it reaches our door. It needs to be legal, but don t wait for the enemy to come to you .
Source: https://threatpost.com/it-security-mimics-intelligence-services-more-than-you-realize/116194/