There is little evidence that Russia has coordinated cyber operations with conventional military operations in Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Nadiya Kostyuk, Georgia Institute of Technology and Erik Gartzke, University of California San Diego Throughout the latter…
The U.S. Justice Department was among many federal agencies and private companies whose networks suffered intrusions from Russian hackers. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin William Akoto, Fordham University In the wake of the major espionage operation in which people alleged to be…
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University Hackers will start to get help from robots and artificial intelligence soon. Jinning Li The next major cyberattack could involve artificial intelligence systems. It could even happen soon: At a recent cybersecurity conference, 62…
Our critical infrastructures are growing increasingly complex as the number of devices and connections in these systems continues to grow. (Shutterstock) Jason Jaskolka, Carleton University What would happen if you could no longer use the technological systems that you rely…
Scott Jasper, Naval Postgraduate School U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would consider a cyberattack against the U.S. as the Ukraine crisis grows. As a scholar of Russian cyber operations, I know the Kremlin has the capacity to damage…
Adam Henry, UNSW and Greg Austin, UNSW Debates about cyber security in Australia over the past few weeks have largely centred around the passing of the government’s controversial Assistance and Access bill. But while government access to encrypted messages is…
Akshat Rathi, The Conversation Of the many tricks used by the world’s greatest military strategists, one usually works well – taking the enemy by surprise. It is an approach that goes back to the horse that brought down Troy. But…
Sandeep Gopalan, Deakin University On March 23, the US Department of Justice commenced perhaps the largest prosecution of a state-sponsored cyber attack. It indicted nine Iranians for carrying out: a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions into computer systems belonging to…
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but I think they’re missing the fact that a major cyberattack could be just as damaging – and hackers are already laying the…
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Cyberattacks have hit schools and colleges harder than any other industry during the pandemic. In 2020, including the costs of downtime, repairs and lost opportunities, the average ransomware attack cost educational institutions…