“Never has the prolific and rapid dissemination of technology and information enabled transnational organized criminals and terrorists to work together at such a speed and scope.” —Joshua D. Foss
Cyber attackers fund cigarette smugglers and cigarette smugglers fund cyber attackers. Cigarette smugglers resemble cyber attackers in many ways.
Cyber attackers use the internet. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers strike small businesses. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers like virtual currency. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers belong to criminal gangs. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers traffic in narcotics and weapons. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers launder their ill-gotten gains. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers pose novel threats to public health. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers undermine governments. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers kill. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers threaten national security. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers take advantage of ill-considered government policies. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers raise funds for terrorists. So do cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers are terrorists. So are cigarette smugglers.
Cyber attackers are sponsored by state actors. So are cigarette smugglers.
The federal government uses diplomacy to stop cyber attackers. The federal government uses diplomacy to stop cigarette smugglers.
Federal, state and local law enforcement officers work together to bring cyber attackers to justice. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers work together to bring cigarette smugglers to justice.
The White House has developed extensive plans to respond to cyber attackers. The White House has developed extensive plans to respond to cigarette smugglers.
Stopping cyber attackers is a high federal and state government priority. Stopping cigarette smugglers isn’t.
Tobacco traffickers are terrorism’s reliable treasurers.
