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Cyberattack is an ill-defined area of international law, leaving questions as to when such an attack reaches the threshold for an act of war.
The SolarWinds breach demonstrates that cyberattacks against IT infrastructure can have OT impact, which could compromise control systems and create real-world harm.
Russia launched SolarWinds—the latest in a long series of hostile Russian cyber operations—not because the U.S. has engaged too proactively in cyberspace. Quite the opposite; it did so, very simply, because it could.
The timeline of the breach is still unfolding, but it is not too early to offer a number of high-level observations and predictions.
This Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 12pm EST, Bobby Chesney, Lawfare founding editor and James A. Baker III Chair at the University of Texas School of Law, and Lawfare executive editor Susan Hennessey will join Lawfare chief operating officer David Priess to answer questions about the cyber breach of SolarWinds, its effects on several government agencies and the infiltration’s domestic and international ramifications.
The infiltration by Russia emphasizes the importance of implementing the layered deterrence strategy recommended by the U.S. Cyber Solarium Commission.
The breach underscores the importance of integrating defend forward into a broader national cybersecurity strategy.
A quick guide to the news of a major cyber intrusion by the Russian government.