Sly and ubiquitous: a new era of cyber threat

Close your eyes and picture a cyber attack. Does the phrase conjure images of website shutdowns, ransom demands and total system collapses?

The nature of today’s cyber warfare is much more sly and nefarious, with state and non-state actors quietly manipulating assets within digital systems to change the way we think – without raising alarm bells.

It’s not just our computers either. Any sort of system can be affected, including electric vehicles, a fact which prompted the British Army to warn personnel not to have sensitive conversations while travelling in EVs as recently as November last year. Today, we’re taking a closer look into cyber warfare as part of our ongoing grey zone series. Read the latest feature here.