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Hackers can get eyes inside systems that are supposed to be secure. Yuichiro Chino via Getty Images

February 25, 2022

How much damage could a Russian cyberattack do in the US?

Scott Jasper, Naval Postgraduate School

Russian information warriors have the capacity to damage critical US infrastructure systems.

The Department of Justice indicted six officers of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service in October 2020 on charges of hacking and deploying malware. Andrew Harnik - Pool/Getty Images

January 26, 2022

Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely

Justin Pelletier, Rochester Institute of Technology

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.

Cybersecurity is a growing global threat. (Shutterstock)

July 19, 2021

Improving cybersecurity means understanding how cyberattacks affect both governments and civilians

Debora Irene Christine, United Nations University

A UN working group on cybersecurity is making incremental progress in highlighting the importance of including and protecting civilians.

May 21, 2021

A Chinese hacking competition may have given Beijing new ways to spy on the Uyghurs

Chaminda Hewage, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Elochukwu Ukwandu, Cardiff Metropolitan University

In its inaugural contest, the Tianfu Cup produced an iPhone hack that was allegedly used to spy on China’s Uyghur minority.

Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense. Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office/Flickr

May 10, 2021

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a ‘wicked’ problem

Terry Thompson, Johns Hopkins University

Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity.

April 7, 2021

Should cyberwar be met with physical force? Moral philosophy can help us decide

Christopher J. Finlay, Durham University

Cyber attacks have created new dilemmas for philosophers who determine the ethics of war.

North Korea has a long history of hacking targets in the U.S. Chris Price/Flickr

February 4, 2021

North Korea targeted cybersecurity researchers using a blend of hacking and espionage

Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University

Sophisticated fake social media personas created by North Korean hackers offered to collaborate with cybersecurity researchers. Several US researchers fell for it.

The U.S. Justice Department was among many federal agencies and private companies whose networks suffered intrusions from Russian hackers. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

January 29, 2021

Espionage attempts like the SolarWinds hack are inevitable, so it’s safer to focus on defense – not retaliation

William Akoto, Fordham University

A scholar of cyber conflict sets out why retaliation doesn’t prevent future attacks, and explains what might have a better chance.

Federal government agencies, from the Treasury Department to the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been compromised by the attack. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

December 29, 2020

The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert

Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University

Cyberwarfare is more like cancer than bombs and bullets. Cybersecurity experts are just beginning to make their diagnosis of the Sunburst hack.

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