CYBERSECURITY

t ’ s nothing groundbreaking to say that the cybersphere is at one of its most tumultuous times in recent history . Yet what is unique about it is that the current threats in the cybersphere are coinciding increasingly with outside events .

With conflict in the Middle East , and all out war in Eastern Europe , the cybersecurity issues plaguing the world today are increasingly a reflection of the geopolitical instability in the world .

Cybersecurity company Imperva in its 2024 report noted that not only had distributed denial of services ( DDoS ) attacks increased a staggering 111 % in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 , but that the war -ridden Ukraine noted a 519 % increase in DDoS attacks .

But unlike a traditional war , where bullets and bombs target governments and combatants , enterprises are increasingly being brought into the mix , serving as a digital front line of the threats .

This is because many of the companies being attacked provide critical infrastructure to the operation of countries involved . In cases like Ukraine , Russian-backed hackers attempted to destroy computers at one of Ukraine ’ s largest energy companies using a wiper – malware specifically designed to destroy targeted systems by erasing key data and rendering them useless , with the intention of causing blackouts and energy insecurity for two million people . cybermagazine . com 125