Commentary One phrase that has stood the test of time is “don’t poke the bear”—a warning used to dissuade others from doing something that will likely provoke an unwanted response. Of course, one cannot discuss poking large, carnivorous mammals without discussing Russia, a country synonymous with bears. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States…

Commentary Discussing Russian hacking capabilities in a video discussion for the Heritage Foundation recently, Prof. Scott Jasper of the Naval Postgraduate School recalled a hack in 2018 in which the attackers succeeded in penetrating electrical power companies in the United States, as they did in Ukraine. “We had evidence from CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) that…

Commentary Cybercrime often merges with cyberwarfare. The techniques of both are similar, even if their intentions are not. Yet, unlike their “real-world” counterparts, we cannot afford to treat the former as merely a law enforcement problem and the latter as a military problem. Today’s gnat is tomorrow’s nuclear-tipped missile. In a recent article, former U.S….

There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat? How does the cyber theft system…

There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat? How does the cyber theft system…

Time: Tuesday, 8/24, 7:30 p.m. ET There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat?…

There are regular news stories about Chinese economic theft, cyberattacks, and digital spy operations. Yet less has been said about what ties these operations together. President Joe Biden recently warned that cyberattacks against the United States could lead to a “real shooting war.” What’s really behind the cyber threat? How does the cyber theft system…

Commentary Will the recent Beijing-backed cyber-attacks directed at the United States result in war? This is the very question the American economist David P. Goldman recently asked. It’s an important, even existential, question to ask, and a very difficult one to answer. Last month, however, President Joe Biden warned that the recent cyberattacks, which included the hacking…