Top 4 Cyber Security Threats in 2013

No. 1: Edward Snowden and the Chinese cyber espionage scandal

Few events in cyber security where as popular as the now infamous case of Edward Snowden and the NSA espionage. Shortly after the US Government accused China of hacking into US federal files, China responded with similar claims. However, the Chinese government was backed up by Edward Snowden, a former contractor of the NSA. According to him, the USA had hacked into Chinese universities, telecommunication companies, and other organizations. In addition, Snowden also leaked several documents that showed the NSA was taping phones and checking the internet records of millions of Americans.