Cyber operations are increasingly viewed as a preparatory measure to influence the battlespace before conventional air or ground forces engage. Critical infrastructure such as power grids, communication networks, and information systems has become a strategic target. Disrupting these can impede decision-making, degrade defensive capabilities, and create openings for traditional military units. Recent reports from events concerning US cyber-attacks on Caracas in Venezuela and speculation about
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The recent surge in maritime security is a direct response to a troubling increase in hostile activity targeting Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI). As reports confirm, "Over the past 2–3 years, Europe has experienced increasing threats to its undersea cables and pipelines." The wake of incidents like the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage in September 2022 served as a stark wake-up call, exposing the immense vulnerability of these essential arteries. Countries from Europe and the US, Australi
Just hours after the US President announced airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites, a wave of cyberattacks linked to pro-Iranian groups began to surface. Iranian hackers are reported to have hit US banks, defense contractors, and oil industry companies after the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. To date, they have not caused serious problems to critical infrastructure or the US economy. However, some analysts think that the US strikes could even prompt Iran, Russia, China, and N
