Shared services, shared identity layers, shared connectivity providers — criminal and state affiliated actors move through the dependencies modern enterprises rely on. That overlap is a defining feature CISOs must address.

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Modern enterprises are exposed to espionage not because they are direct targets, but because they share infrastructure with adversaries already operating upstream. Two converging threat campaigns illustrate this: commercial spyware (Predator/Intellexa) targeting high-value individuals whose device compromise bleeds into enterprise systems, and the UNC3886 state-aligned group that compromised all four major Singapore telcos in early 2026. CISOs are advised to reevaluate exposure through shared dependencies (telecom, cloud, MSP, identity layers), demand attestation from upstream providers, harden session and authentication layers, shift detection toward low-noise long-term access patterns, and factor in growing cyber insurance implications from permanent APT residency in backbone infrastructure.

The espionage reality: Your infrastructure is already in the collection path