Because of the fascination with news relating to Covid-19,a significant event in the Israel-Iran conflict went almost unnoticed.According to @washingtonpost,Israel executed a major cyber attack on the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee – in Bandar Abbas –Iran’s largest port.1/6
This appears to be an Israeli response to the earlier Iranian cyber-attack on Israeli water and sewage infrastructure.
Cyber is now being integrated to the ground, sea, and aerial dimensions of combat as a major domain of warfighting. 2/6
Cyber is now being integrated to the ground, sea, and aerial dimensions of combat as a major domain of warfighting. 2/6
If this cyber attack was indeed Israel’s response to the Iranian attack on civilian infrastructure (water and sewage systems), Israel is sending an important message to Iran regarding the vulnerability of key elements of Iran’s economy to Israeli cyber capabilitie
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An interesting question is: Does the Iranian leadership have control of the Iranian hackers?
Other interesting subjects which these cyber attacks bring to the fore:
A) The attack on the Iranian port – appears to demonstrate superpower capabilities.
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Other interesting subjects which these cyber attacks bring to the fore:
A) The attack on the Iranian port – appears to demonstrate superpower capabilities.
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B) The significance of violation of sovereignty in the cyber domain.
C) Attribution of cyber attacks, plausible deniability of both the attacker and the target.
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C) Attribution of cyber attacks, plausible deniability of both the attacker and the target.
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D) The meaning of deterrence in cyber.
E) The interaction between cyber and kinetic activities.
And many others….
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E) The interaction between cyber and kinetic activities.
And many others….
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