The US has suffered a massive cyberbreach. It's hard to overstate how bad it is | Bruce Schneier

This is a security failure of enormous proportions - and a wake-up call. The US must rethink its cybersecurity protocols

Recent news articles have all been talking about the massive Russian cyber-attack against the United States, but that's wrong on two accounts. It wasn't a cyber-attack in international relations terms, it was espionage. And the victim wasn't just the US, it was the entire world. But it was massive, and it is dangerous.

Espionage is internationally allowed in peacetime. The problem is that both espionage and cyber-attacks require the same computer and network intrusions, and the difference is only a few keystrokes. And since this Russian operation isn't at all targeted, the entire world is at risk - and not just from Russia. Many countries carry out these sorts of operations, none more extensively than the US. The solution is to prioritize security and defense over espionage and attack.