Future Cyberwar

A report for the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at surprise and war. One of the report’s cyberwar scenarios is particularly compelling. It doesn’t just map cyber onto today’s tactics, but completely reimagines future tactics that include a cyber component (quote starts on page 110). The U.S. secretary of defense had wondered this past week when the other… Continue reading Future Cyberwar

The Sanger Attestation, ‘The Age of Cyberwar is Here…’

via David E. Sanger (author of ‘The Perfect Weapon’) comes this frank discussion of the true nature of war – in this case, cyber-war) and the effect (some might say ‘affectation’) of certain population groups (whether dis- or en- franchised) therein. … Continue reading The Sanger Attestation, ‘The Age of Cyberwar is Here…’

The Next Battleground

via Rob Knake, writing at the Council on Foreign Relations’ online outlet: Foreign Affairs and in the Snapshot section, comes this astute examination of the co-called cyberwarfare space’s soft underbelly – power generation. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt… Continue reading The Next Battleground

An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

In 2016, the US was successfully deterred from attacking Russia in cyberspace because of fears of Russian capabilities against the US. I have two citations for this. The first is from the book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on Americ… Continue reading An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

In 2016, the US was successfully deterred from attacking Russia in cyberspace because of fears of Russian capabilities against the US. I have two citations for this. The first is from the book Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, by Michael Isikoff and David Corn. Here’s the quote: The principals… Continue reading An Example of Deterrence in Cyberspace

ICS/SCADA, The Protectors

Superb journalism in the form of an article posted by Ellen Nakashima and Aaron Gregg of The Washington Post detailing critical work of United States National Security Agency trained malware hunters – now the co-founders of Dragos, a highly respected … Continue reading ICS/SCADA, The Protectors

The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be a Cyber-Strategy

Terrific post at War On The Rocks, with an intriguing theory: The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be A Cyber-Strategy, via Benjamin Runkle, . There’s that pesky ‘Cyber’ thing again… At any rate, the discussion in this case, revolves aroun… Continue reading The Best Strategy for Cyber-Conflict May Not Be a Cyber-Strategy