I put this up as a PMC 2.0, because I believe we will see more of this type of thing, but at larger and possibly more dangerous scales. Think in terms of a PMC or PSC that can offer to protect (both electronically and physically) a country’s cyber affairs? Someone has to protect the cell towers, the server farms, the cables, and the online presence of that country.
Not to mention all of that country’s infrastructure or finance that is tied into computers and the internet. Countries like Georgia were attacked by Russia, physically and online. Cyber warfare is a huge topic in the U.S. right now, and it scares the crap out of today’s planners. For smaller countries, a PMC or PSC that could offer full spectrum services like what I am talking about, could be essential for their survival and future stability. –Matt
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Cyber Bodyguards Set Up in Switzerland
Michael Cheek
Monday, April 5, 2010
In an effort to meet the growing needs of business people, the Electronic Bodyguards Group has formed in Switzerland to help protect business people from privacy and security threats in the electronic sphere. The group, formed by Peter Houppermans, a security consultant who helped build the UK’s Government Secure Intranet, brings together a variety of experts to address the threats.
The group markets its offerings to companies but also to senior executives and VIPs and is centered on the top end of the spectrum.
“VIPs typically walk into a less secure setup as soon as they leave their office,” Houppermans said. “Bodyguards only look at perimeter, but the guy in the carpark with a laptop can pose a threat as can a lost BlackBerry that cannot be remotely killed.”