The world continues to face devastating cyber-attacks on an increasing scale. A new type of cyber security professional is needed. The mindset of how cyber security is practiced must be changed. Highly-funded, state-sponsored hackers have shifted the dynamic of cyber security. The stakes have never been higher or the repercussions of attacks more serious. Cyber-attacks between nations have reached a level of intensity never previously witnessed. History is being made from the results of cyber warfare. Government-sponsored hackers have been given unprecedented levels of power. This power has been used to blackmail politicians, change public opinion, control elections, and start armed conflict. To counteract this madness, cyber security must evolve. New methods of training and using applied knowledge will be critical in re-shaping the dynamic of cyber security.
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