Quoted in Dell’s TechPageOne: Are attacks by governments the next big threat?

Are attacks by governments the next big threat?

Small and medium-sized enterprises may be at risk for state-sponsored hacking

By Michael O’Dwyer – Tech Page One April 17 2014
“My personal blogs are daily attacked by at least 500 IP addresses, which come from all over the world. Is it safe to assume that the [IP addresses reflect the attackers’ actual locations]? No, I think it is too easy,” says Sorin Mustaca, IT Security expert at Avira, a maker of anti-virus software.

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