The recent spate of cyberattacks in the headlines don't reflect the nature of most hacks.
The White House publicly blamed Russia on Friday for political hacking attacks "intended to interfere with the U.S. election process." In June, one year after the U.S. Office of Personnel Management confirmed it had been the victim of a hack that exposed the records of millions of Americans, Russian hackers allegedly penetrated the Arizona and Illinois election systems.
The private world isn't safe, either. A breach of 500 million user accounts from Yahoo represents the largest data hack from a single site in history. The attack put Yahoo in a growing club of global businesses breached by criminals. Other high-profile targets have included Sony, Target and Home Depot.