What the Ukrainian War Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

March 25, 2022

Cybersecurity awareness is at an all-time high, reinforced by not only the threat environment from private entities, but also the current situation in Ukraine. We talk to Colin Duggan of BG Networks about some of the cybersecurity threats we face today.

Alix Paultre

This video appeared in Electronic Design and has been published here with permission.

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Here are some links for further reading related to the situation in the Ukraine and hacking of infrastructure and the IoT:

March 8: ‘Idiots’: Russian military phone calls hacked after own soldiers destroy 3G towers

March 11: U.S. spy agency proves sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion, sources say

March 18: EASA Reports GNSS Jamming/Spoofing amid Ukraine Conflict

March 23: FBI warning about Russian hacking of energy companies.

About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.