Just as Newton’s Third Law of motion states “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” a similar notion can be applied to the recent news of financial organizations being hacked.
Just this week, it has been widely reported that Russian hackers were the source of attacks on JP Morgan and four other financial organizations. One can surmise that this was politically motivated by U.S. sanctions against the Russian government. If you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, for every real world government action, there will be a cyber-reaction. This is the latest example of this trend and isn’t just a problem for Washington. We’ve seen this around the world.
More than ever, our world seems wrought in strife and civil discontent …
Every Political Action Causes a Cyber Reaction
by Carl Herberger
Radware
http://blog.radware.com/security/2014/08/every-political-action-causes-a-cyber-reaction/
More than ever, our world seems wrought in strife and civil discontent:
Nation-State Oriented:
Event-Oriented:
What these events all have in common is that each conflict has included cyber-attack weapons and attacks. In other words, as mankind physically struggles with each other, there has been new outgrowth with corollary cyber techniques. Here are three examples:
World Cup
Ukraine Elections
Ferguson, Missouri
So, what’s the lesson to be learned here?
The events above are neither a definitive list nor are they ranked in any particular way. This post is merely a very short compilation of some of the most covered, politically-motivated cyber-attacks that I’ve seen this year. While companies and institutions cannot predict how these political actions will impact their organizations, this shows the importance of having staff trained on the latest cyber-security risks, as well as participation in information-sharing organizations that can turn threats into actionable intel. In light of this recent attack on the financial community, it is recommend that all financial services companies exercise extreme care with their security postures over the near term. I welcome you all to leave your thoughts in the comments below about other events I may not have included.
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ニュートンの第3法則、作用・反作用の法則は、なにも物理だけに限ったものではない。国と国の無益な戦いにも、その法則は当てはまる。
米議会は通信会社に対し、華為技術社の通信機器の使用を禁じ、情報の漏洩やスパイ行為を防ごうとする。米司法省はコンピューターへの不正侵入と機密情報を盗んだ罪で、中国人民解放軍の将校たちを刑事訴追する。中国政府は銀行に対し、IBM のサーバーを中国製に置き換えるよう指導し、金融の安全性を守ろうとする。そして、NSA のサイバー攻撃の証拠を並び立てる。
サイバー攻撃を最初にしたのはアメリカだ、いや最初にしたのは中国だなどといっても、なんにもならない。アメリカがなにかすれば中国も同じことをし、中国がなにかすればアメリカも同じことをする。対立のエスカレート、報復の繰り返しは、消耗戦の様相を呈している。
ばかばかしいことに、現実にはお互いを必要としている国々が、お互いを意識するがために、不必要な投資を続け、技術開発を進める。それが進歩だと思い込んでいる私たちは、間違いなく病んでいる。
国を守るため、国家の安定のため、軍事産業の保護のため。そんなどうでもいいことのために、私たちはもっとずっと大切なものを壊し続けている。