Pinkerton Insights Podcast

American government agencies and business have been the target of many malicious attacks by nation-state actors. Analysts at the National Security Agency recently claimed that most of the cyber-attacks are from Iranian and Chinese hackers. Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to conclude the nuclear deal with Iran, as well as constant trade tension between China and the U.S., the attacks have increased. According to media reports, Iranian hackers have attacked government agencies, banks, corporations, and other entities. However, the Chinese cyber-attacks have focused on companies related to the U.S. military, such as technology companies, to gather classified information about trade, military intelligence, and plans. We assess that the consistent cyber-attacks on government agencies and corporations in the U.S. will likely continue as intelligence agencies have not identified the responsible parties yet due to the complexity of the attacks. According to media reports, there are many enterprises have