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The rules of warfare are changing
[Dhaka Tribune] Governments are becoming more and more reliant on digital technology, making them more vulnerable to cyber attacks. In 2007, Estonia was attacked by pro-Russian hackers who crippled government servers, causing havoc. Cyber attacks in Ukraine targeted the country’s electricity grid, while Iran’s nuclear power plants were infected by malware that could have led to a nuclear meltdown.In the US, President Trump recently declared a “national emergency” to recognize the threat to US computer networks from “foreign adversaries.” Politically-motivated cyber attacks are becoming increasingly commonplace, but unlike traditional warfare between two or more states, cyber warfare can be launched by groups of individuals. On occasion, the state is actually caught in the crosshairs of competing hacking groups. This doesn’t mean that states don’t actively prepare for such attacks. British defense officials have said they’re prepared to conduct cyber attacks against Moscow’s power grid, should Russia decide to launch an offensive. In most cases, cyber warfare operations have been conducted in the background, designed as scare tactics or displays of power. But the blending of traditional warfare and cyber warfare seems inevitable, and a recent incident added a new dimension. Posted by: Fred 2019-05-21 |
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