http://www.itproportal.com/2014/03/04/are-we-about-to-witness-a-full-on-cyber-war-between-russia-and-ukraine/
By Fahmida Y. Rashid
ITProPortal
04 Mar 2014
Russia has invaded Ukraine. Well, at least the province of Crimea. Are we
about to see cyber-war unfold?
After months of hearing about cyber-war, cyber-espionage, and attacks
against critical infrastructure, it's only natural to wonder if the
physical conflict between Russia and Ukraine is about to spill over into
cyberspace. Most countries, the United States included, have cadre of
forces trained in digital attacks and defences, and this kind of
provocation seems like the perfect scenario to unleash them.
Also, it wouldn't be anything new for the Russians, since they have
already been accused of coordinating their military activities with
cyber-attacks (namely distributed denial-of-service attacks) in their
conflicts with Georgia and Estonia back in 2007 and 2008.
Ukraine, cyber-spy
However, much of the cyber-activity in this conflict may come from the
Ukrainians. "While the Ukraine is inferior in conventional warfare, they
have phenomenal hackers who can steal intelligence from the Russians,
intelligence that could become very valuable as the Ukraine reaches out
for help from the international community," said McCall Paxton, a SOC
analyst at Rook Security.
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