With fears of full-scale cyberwar, questions of attribution arise
From: CIO DIVE
Script kiddies and credential stuffers aside, the increase in nation-state activity and cyberespionage threats have begun to plague organizations across sectors.
Naomi Eide
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“War has to be declared,” said Kathie Miley, chief operating officer at Cybrary, in an interview with CIO Dive. “If nothing else, we’re certainly in a heavy-duty war reconnaissance period where we have a lot of nation-states and a lot of [organized] crime looking for weaknesses in the infrastructure.” When the time comes, those bad actors can exploit previously-identified flaws at will.
However, cyber is the next battle space domain. Countries establishing standalone cyberwarfare units legitimize the conversation around escalation.
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