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Rules of Engagement for Cyber War Needed Before Someone Gets Hurt

Rules of Engagement for Cyber War Needed Before Someone Gets Hurt

Created: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - 09:30
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Cybersecurity

With escalating tensions against the US from Iran, their perceived allies and proxies we have been informed of the increased cyber threat particularly against our industrial control systems. As the very same systems that provide for our livelihoods are being targeted by faceless enemies egregiously putting human lives at risk, it is past time for rules of engagement for cyber war to be agreed upon before lives are lost. Before a pre-emptive first strike or swift retaliatory strike occurs, industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos urges leaders and policy makers worldwide to establish a red line disallowing all forces from operating within civilian industrial networks to ensure civilian safety. Read the post at Dragos