Computer Hacks in the Russia-Ukraine War: Cyber Operations on the Modern Battlefield
Kenneth Geers analyzes cyber operations in the Russia-Ukraine war, dissecting destructive wiper malware, Viasat satellite outages, and hacktivist mobilization.
Summary
The First True Peer-to-Peer Cyber Conflict
The Russia-Ukraine war represents the most intense, multi-dimensional cyber conflict in history, integrating digital strikes with conventional kinetic warfare.
Dissecting Destructive Wiper Malware Families
Kenneth Geers analyzes the wave of destructive wipers deployed against Ukrainian infrastructure (HermeticWiper, CaddyWiper, Industroyer2) targeting government and financial data.
The Strategic Impact of the Viasat Satellite Attack
Geers details the Russian cyber attack on the KA-SAT satellite network, which severed military communications across Ukraine and impacted European infrastructure.
The Mobilization of the IT Army and Civilian Hacktivism
The author explores the unprecedented crowdsourcing of cyber defense, civilian DDoS mobilization, and the future doctrine of cyber warfare.
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