Trends Report

Zero Trust Outside The Wire: Combatting Cyber Influence And Espionage Threats

Computational Propaganda, Fake News, And Viral Videos Represent A New Type Of Business Attack With Devastating Consequences

September 25th, 2018
Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst
Jeff Pollard VP, Principal Analyst
Chase Cunningham, null
Chase Cunningham
Nick Hayes, null
Nick Hayes
With contributors:
Stephanie Balaouras , Madeline Cyr , Claire O'Malley , Peggy Dostie

Summary

Direct cyberattacks that take a bank offline or steal millions of customer records are alarming, but there's an even larger, more dangerous specter of attacks security leaders are unprepared to combat: From AI-powered cyber influence campaigns to the viral spread of highly convincing fake videos, adversaries launch, control, and orchestrate attacks from outside of your secured operations — as the military calls it, "outside the wire." Security leaders must help the business protect its most valuable asset — its brand — by extending Zero Trust concepts "outside the wire."

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