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Infographic Off Amy Zegart
Challenges of Cyber Attacks

Cyber attacks often go after a nation’s critical infrastructure, which is 85% owned by the private sector in the United States, making defenses especially difficult to coordinate

Since 85% of infrastructure in the US is privately owned, coordinating defenses among organizations is especially difficult. 

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Connected Nations are Vulnerable

Unlike traditional warfare, the most powerful countries are actually the most susceptible to cyber attacks because of how economically advanced and digitally connected they are.

Powerful nations that are economically advanced and digitally connected are more vulnerable to cyber attacks. 

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Possible Cyber Targets

With the expansion of the “Internet of things,” the available targets for cyber attacks keep increasing.

Today, there are more Internet-connected devices than humans on Earth, thereby increasing the available targets for cyber attacks.

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Victims Of Cyber Attacks

Since many breaches are discovered months after they occur, cyber victims don't even realize they’ve been attacked.

Cyber victims may not even realize they’ve been attacke since many breaches are discovered months after they occur.

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