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Knowing what comes next in Operation Epic Fury is better understood by grasping the evolution of Iran’s military structure and capabilities.
A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the boundaries of acceptable conduct in war.
NZ appears to be widening its defence and surveillance capabilities across the region, raising questions about strategic alignment, transparency and independence.
Reports claim the government is cancelling the JP9102 project by Lockheed Martin, meant to deliver an “uncrackable” comms network for the Australian military.
On June 28, Iranians will pick a new president. Relations with the West have been a key campaign issue.
Beijing’s cyber operations are largely conducted in the shadows. But a recent leak has shed light on how the state is working with private companies to target online activism.
The Chinese Communist Party has inadvertently given the country’s nationalist movement influence that it’s struggling to contain.
Cyberspace is a battlefield in modern conflicts – and combatants must follow international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
Part of the rationale for acquiring nuclear-powered subs is to counter China’s growing military influence. But the US navy still remains much more powerful than China’s.
Contrary to popular belief, cyber security isn’t a strong point for China and this makes it particularly vulnerable to attack in wartime.
More than 5,000 documents were leaked by an anonymous whistleblower.
Beyond neutralising the cybercriminals behind the Medibank breach, the taskforce will also seek out and attack other potential threats.
Russian hackers have been attacking Ukraine for years, but with help from US government agencies, businesses and universities, Ukraine’s cyber defenses have grown stronger.
Cyberattacks can be devastating, just not on the battlefield, according to researchers who looked at 10 years of armed conflicts around the world.
From jamming satellite signals to spreading disinformation, Russia’s military has sophisticated technologies it’s bringing to the battlefield in Ukraine.
Russian information warriors have the capacity to damage critical US infrastructure systems.
Troop buildups and diplomatic negotiations highlight the threat of a major land war in Europe. In cyberspace, Russia has been attacking Ukrainian infrastructure and government operations for years.
Russia probably has the means to attack US electrical grids and otherwise create havoc but probably won’t go that far. Instead, watch for disinformation aimed at undermining the US and NATO.
At this month’s summit, US President Joe Biden warned his counterpart Vladimir Putin of reprisals against ‘persistent malicious cyber-attacks’. But it will take more than posturing to end the stand-off.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City St George's, University of London
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Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service
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Fellow for Cyber-security and Internet Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Professor of Practice of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sussex
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Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
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Advocate, Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University
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Research Associate, King's College London
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia