If a cybersecurity company like FireEye can be breached by a state actor, how concerned are you about malicious actors?

Very concerned51%

Somewhat concerned47%

Not very concerned1%


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Senior Information Security Manager in Software, 501 - 1,000 employees
Every company can be breached. It’s trite, but it is not a matter of if, but when.

With that, FireEye was an extremely big target. They had information about much of the Fortune 500 and Federal  government. They also had a large cache of powerful security tools. This made them one of the largest targets in the world.

They were ostensibly the victim of a nation-state attack. These nation-state attacks require people and money, and they are limited who they can attack. So it is not like every company is going to be a target of nation-state attacks.  But if you are on their radar, ensure your guard is up.
Senior Solutions Architect in Services (non-Government), 501 - 1,000 employees
No one is watching the barn door at the moment... We need a new administration!
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Assistant Director IT Auditor in Education, 10,001+ employees
This is a skewed question. You have to go back an look at how this occurred ? And how it came about, cause. Remember they (Mandiant, a FireEye company) discovered the breach. However, I am very concerned about malicious actors.
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