Elektronische Kriegsführung und Cyberwarfare

[Quintus Fabius]

https://mwi.usma.edu/full-spectrum/

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Recognizing the digital interconnectedness of the world and the resulting vulnerabilities is critical for building resilient and flexible responses to attacks on critical infrastructure and systems. Recent actions by the United States government have begun the process of further securing critical infrastructure. The Biden administration’s executive order on improving US cybersecurity has provided initial guidance on how the federal government should develop an integrated response and incident prevention network. However, the authority of the United States government is limited because the majority of what influences and affects the American population exists in the private sector, outside the government’s direct control.

Moving from the macro to the individual, in 2020, 85 percent of Americans reported owning a smartphone. These computers in our pockets provide immense value in our daily lives; at the same time, they supply insight and access to individuals that were previously unavailable—insight and access also available to malign actors and marketing firms. Personal data availability, combined with the collection of both open-source information and stolen and purchased data sets, enables the creation of enormous social network diagrams and provides possible connections that can be exploited by nefarious actors. Countering any self-collected human and open-source intelligence will require examining and discussing techniques for mitigating the digital breadcrumbs we all leave behind as we go about our daily lives.

Unfortunately, good digital hygiene and the absence of digital signatures can also betray sensitive information—Matt, in the above scenario, and his wife and colleagues turned off and left their smartphones outside their workspaces, indicating the presence of a secure facility of intelligence value to foreign adversaries. Therefore, organizations need thoughtful and ongoing exposure risk mitigation plans that acknowledge the spectrum of ways that digital signatures can impact operations.

In addition to smartphones providing a window into our pattern of life, connected devices also create digital access points to interact with our environment directly. Touchless payments, near-field communication, and poorly secured or unsecured internet-of-things devices are all access points into our physical world. There are simple ways to isolate the digital world from our physical world—RFID-blocker card sleeves being an example—but the public must be both motivated to adopt security measures and willing to be an active participant. Without an understanding of the vulnerabilities that exist and knowledge of the readily available solutions to mitigate exposure risk, the public remains blissfully unaware of how a simple link-click can open personal records to foreign agents and cybercriminals. Education, starting as early as elementary school, should include technology orientation and the steps to securing digital information to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Meiner Meinung nach lautet das militärische Stichwort für die Zukunft in Wahrheit Ent-Digitalisierung.