Cybersecurity is GeoPolitical: Lessons From the Fight Against Mercenary Spyware Proliferation

Beyond the zero-click exploits and constant stream of spyware scandals, a marathon struggle is unfolding between mercenary spyware developers and the tech & cybersecurity community. Yet progress is elusive. While big companies seek to defend users from the likes of Predator, Pegasus and Quadream with hardening, threat intelligence, and patching, mercenary spyware proliferation as a whole is accelerating.

Why? Because mercenary spyware's greatest successes aren't technical, they are political. Mercenary spyware companies navigate gaps in regulation while seeking to align …

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