Cyber Warfare

A cyber warfare case study of the 2020 SolarWinds attack: how the SUNBURST supply chain compromise worked, who was hit, attribution to Russia's SVR.

The main types of cyber warfare: espionage, sabotage, DDoS, attacks on power grids, propaganda, economic disruption and surprise attacks, with real cases.

The advantages of cyber warfare (low cost, deniability, reach) and its disadvantages (escalation, collateral damage, weak rules), with real examples.

What drives cyber warfare? The main reasons states and groups wage cyber war: espionage, sabotage, political pressure, economic gain and military advantage.