Preparing for Cyber Incidents with Physical Effects
By Joseph W. Pfeifer
| July 31, 2018
Cyber weapons have been used to steal billions of dollars of intellectual property, influence elections, manipulate news and damage critical infrastructure. Yet, we think of cyberattacks as only a technology problem, which are handled by smart computer network technicians capable of discovering a breach and developing patches to mitigate the problem. Certainly, technical solutions are a big part of cyber preparedness. But what if cyberattacks combine denial of services in cyberspace with targeted attacks on critical infrastructure, causing massive damage and loss of life in the physical world?
Preparing for Cyber Incidents with Physical Effects