Cyber Warfare

If you follow the news it seems increasingly clear ... the United States is engaged in a new kind of warfare with Russia.  This isn't tanks and artillery like World War II.  Nor is it the Cold War.  However, this is war, war in the virtual world, where real people and real lives are being impacted.

First, the conclusion Russia is behind hacking efforts to influence the Presidential election:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/us-government-russia-behind-hacking-campaign-to-disrupt-us-elections/

Here is a snippet from that piece:

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security today jointly charged that the Russian government was responsible for directing a series of intrusions into the networks of US political organizations and state election boards. In a “joint security statement,” officials from the two agencies declared they were “confident” that the government of President Vladimir Putin was behind the hacks and the publication of data obtained from them—some of it doctored—specifically to impact the results of the upcoming US elections.

Next, this report indicating the CIA is preparing a cyber attack on Russia:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cia-prepping-possible-cyber-strike-against-russia-n666636

Here is a snippet from that piece:

The Obama administration is contemplating an unprecedented cyber covert action against Russia in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the American presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.

Current and former officials with direct knowledge of the situation say the CIA has been asked to deliver options to the White House for a wide-ranging "clandestine" cyber operation designed to harass and "embarrass" the Kremlin leadership.

What will the future bring?

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant