cyber-warfare
Online military attacks
Cyber-warfare is hostile action conducted through computer networks—attacks on infrastructure, espionage, sabotage of systems, or disruption of communications.
Nations engage in cyber-warfare to damage adversaries without conventional military force: The power grid failure was attributed to cyber-warfare.
The term covers state-sponsored hacking, denial-of-service attacks, and deployment of malware against strategic targets.
Harmful computer programs
- zero-dayUnpatched security vulnerability
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- DDoSTraffic flood attack
ransomware · vulnerability · firewall · intrusion · backdoor · payload · encryption · phishing
Sovereign political territory
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- defenseProtection against harm
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- critical infrastructureEssential services and facilities
espionage · retaliation · deterrence · adversary · strategic · theater · doctrine · classified
Identifying possible dangers
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- patchingRepairing by covering
countermeasures · red team · blue team · penetration testing · firewall · encryption · backup · recovery
Linked transmission system
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- financial systemsInstitutions handling money movement
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
transportation · hospitals · satellites · nuclear facilities · banking · energy sector · air traffic control · emergency services
Eurasian federation, largest country
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- North KoreaIsolated East Asian state
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- state-sponsoredBacked by national authorities
sanctions · diplomacy · Cold War · asymmetric · proxy · NSA · intelligence · Kremlin
malware
Harmful computer programs
- zero-dayUnpatched security vulnerability
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
DDoS · ransomware · vulnerability · firewall · intrusion · backdoor · payload · encryption · phishing · APT
nation-state
Sovereign political territory
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
- defenseProtection against harm
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
critical infrastructure · espionage · retaliation · deterrence · adversary · strategic · theater · doctrine · classified · attribution
threat detection
Identifying possible dangers
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
patching · countermeasures · red team · blue team · penetration testing · firewall · encryption · backup · recovery · contingency
power grid
Linked transmission system
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- financial systemsInstitutions handling money movement
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
water supply · transportation · hospitals · satellites · nuclear facilities · banking · energy sector · air traffic control · emergency services · supply chain
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- North KoreaIsolated East Asian state
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
state-sponsored · sanctions · diplomacy · Cold War · asymmetric · proxy · NSA · intelligence · Kremlin · Beijing
cyber-warfareconventional warfare
Armed conflict using standard military forces
traditional warfare · armed conflict · trench warfare · naval warfare · aerial warfare
cyber-warfaremelee combat
Fighting at arm's length
sword fighting · tribal warfare · ancient warfare · cavalry warfare · siege warfare
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