1. Specifically within the US, cyber security is the third priority for FBI initiatives falling behind terrorism and counter-intelligence; however, the FBI anticipates cyber security being the number one priority in the next couple of years. Corporations and law firms are at risk as well. Corporations and law firms maintain trade secrets, personal data, patents, customer information, etc. and most still do not have cyber security policies in place. A lot of the different industries are now being regulated by federal agencies that are creating regulations around cyber security. No country, no industry, no organization, and no corporation are exempt from the threat of a cyberattacks, cyber-warfare, and cyber-threats. The consequences of a cyber-attack is bottomless -they range from economic devastation ($67 million) as seen with massive data breaches within companies like Target 42 and The Home Depot where its estimated that the cost is upwards of $197 per person with 57 million records compromised 43 , to nuclear meltdowns with the Stuxnet virus against Iran where the virus went undetected for over a year. 44 These cyber-attacks, and others like them, further substantiate the need for the UN's Security Council's need to regulate and mandate;Regulating cyber activity, combatting cyber terrorism, and providing cyber security should all fall under this article
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