LATEST INTELLIGENCE
I conducted with CEO Kevin Mandia, CTO for
Cloud Martin Holste, and CSO Steve Booth,
about what’s to come in 2018. Following
those conversations is a variety of insights
provided by top experts on our FireEye iSIGHT
Intelligence, Mandiant Consulting and FireEye
Labs teams. Then we get a little more specific
as we dive into what lies ahead in the EMEA
and Asia Pacific regions.
KEVIN MANDIA, CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
PREDICTIONS FOR 2018
As we enter a new year, what is at the top
of your mind? I can’t help but feel that it’s
a time of uncertainty, but it’s also a time
of opportunity. There are many challenges
being hurled at cybersecurity practitioners.
We have nations that aren’t all that stable
in the rules of engagement. That’s a big
theme. We at FireEye have a skewed vantage
– to some extent – since people don’t really
hire us to respond to breaches when they’re
five minutes behind the breach. The majority
of breaches we respond to are state-
sponsored, or state-condoned.
So, we see it first-hand – the rules of
engagement that modern nations had
locked into from 1993 to 2014 do not exist
anymore. Russia has deviated from it. North
Korea, Iran and other nations, as well. You
can see them testing the waters: ‘How far is
too far? How far can we go?’
The challenge is, there have been no risks
or repercussions yet. So, every nation is
developing a modern offensive capability
and there are no accepted rules of
engagement. There is no one nation, five
nations, or collection of 20 nations that are
holding all nations accountable to abide
by any rules of engagement. We need to
have some kind of barrier put up and I’m
convinced we will sort it out. n
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