Category 2 adversaries are nothing to sneeze at, but their resources are finite. If you armor up enough, they will give up, and move onto an easier comparable target. In confronting the threat of category 3, everything you have learned ratchets up to a whole new level of paranoia. Category 3 adversaries have functionally unlimited resources for pursuing top targets. Often called “nation-state actors” or “advanced persistent threats,” they have tax revenue, national sovereignty and the law behind them.
How to Stay Safe on the Internet, Part 4: Fighting the Power
Posted by: Jonathan Terrasi May 15, 2020 09:58 AMCategory 2 adversaries are nothing to sneeze at, but their resources are finite. If you armor up enough, they will give up, and move onto an easier comparable target. In confronting the threat of category 3, everything you have learned ratchets up to a whole new level of paranoia. Category 3 adversaries have functionally unlimited resources for pursuing top targets. Often called “nation-state actors” or “advanced persistent threats,” they have tax revenue, national sovereignty and the law behind them.