August 28, 2019 | Defense One

Prepare for a Cyber ‘Day After’

The U.S. government needs a continuity plan to ensure that critical data and technology remains available after a devastating network attack.
August 28, 2019 | Defense One

Prepare for a Cyber ‘Day After’

The U.S. government needs a continuity plan to ensure that critical data and technology remains available after a devastating network attack.

Excerpt

Stealing personal data is not the worst thing that can happen in cyberspace. For years, the U.S. government has warned that foreign nations have been hacking our critical infrastructure and inserting malware that could sabotage dams, pipelines, water supplies, or even transportation systems. Three years ago, an Iranian state-sponsored hacker was indicted for hacking a dam in New York State.

In its 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that China has the ability to cause “localized, temporarily disruptive effects” on corporate networks, while Russia “is mapping our critical infrastructure with the long-term goal of being able to cause substantial damage.”

Samantha F. Ravich, Ph.D. is the Chair of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a commissioner on the Congressional Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

Issues:

China Cyber Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare Iran Iran Global Threat Network Russia