Desperate to get through to executives, some cybersecurity vendors are resorting to lies and blackmail

Cybersecurity vendors drive a lot of the news you read about the industry. Here’s how that might hurt consumers.
Vendors emphasize areas of fear where their products are specifically targeted, in the hopes of influencing the greater conversation in corporations about cybersecurity.
They also use big corporate names or timely news stories to drive their stories into the news cycle, even if the security incident itself is of little value or caused no harm to consumers.