The age of cyber-warfare

As technology continues to advance, so does the complexity and power of cyber attacks. Cyberwarfare is the latest trend in a long list to garner widespread attention, and it has shocked governments around the world with the covert threat it presents to infrastructure and businesses. This is why governments and businesses are working tirelessly to repel any attacks which might threaten their citizens and customers. 

Congress struggles on rules for cyber warfare with Iran

 The U.S. and Iran may have walked back from the brink of war, but the potential for a cyber battle looms with no clear rules of engagement.

Lawmakers and military officials say there’s no agreed-upon definition of what constitutes cyber warfare, leaving them to decide on a case-by-case basis how best to respond to individual incidents.

“We've never really gone down the route to define what constitutes an act of war when it comes to cyberattacks,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told The Hill last week.

Congress struggles on rules for cyber warfare with Iran

The U.S. and Iran may have walked back from the brink of war, but the potential for a cyber battle looms with no clear rules of engagement.

Lawmakers and military officials say there’s no agreed-upon definition of what constitutes cyber warfare, leaving them to operate on a case-by-case basis on how best to respond to individual incidents.

“We've never really gone down the route to define what constitutes an act of war when it comes to cyberattacks,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told The Hill last week.

Qassim Soleimani: What are Iran’s cyber warfare capabilities?

The assassination of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani by a US airstrike in the early hours of Friday morning is set to cause the greatest escalation of tensions in the Middle East for decades.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already warned of a “harsh retaliation” for the “martyrdom” of Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s elite Quds Force and widely believed to be Supreme Leader in waiting.

It is a threat that should not be taken lightly. While Iran’s traditional military is outgunned by the US, the country has emerged as a power in “asymmetric warfare” using unconventional tactics to target its enemies.