Supply chains can involve thousands of vendors, who too often are the entry point for malware, ransomware or denial of service attacks, which then work their way upstream or downstream to important companies, organisations and public service providers.
In June, for example, three major London hospitals were hit by a back-door ransomware cyberattack that wreaked havoc across clinical services.
The hack is said to have affected hospitals who are partnered with Synnovi, a provider of pathology services. A Russian group of cyber criminals calling themselves Qilin are believed to have been behind the attack.
As well as adopting AI-driven cyber defences, organisations are also collaborating with government agencies, such as the UK’s government agency National Cyber Security Centre, in order to share intelligence and fortify defences.
Cybercrime: an evolving battlefield
Although AI is no doubt augmenting the tenacity of attacks, it is lending the same abilities to defence. Yet although war never changes, the same can’t be said for cyberwar.
Quantum computing, whilst still the reserve of Governments and large global organisations who can afford them, is likely to create a watershed moment.
The computational power available will enable breakthroughs across various fields, including scientific modelling simulation and drug research, as well as attacks.
Luckily, further examples of government-enterprise cooperation is proving promising in fighting off this future threat, with The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standardising the world’s first post-quantum cryptography (PQC) encryption standards, made by IBM.
Although cyberwarfare represents a growing and dangerous threat to enterprises, governments and societies around the world, the policy pushes from world leaders like President Biden on cyber-securing critical national infrastructure, or the UK in securing data centres, shows an understanding of its importance.
By understanding the nature of these threats and implementing comprehensive strategies for prevention, detection, and response, the world can work to level their response to the growing attack on the digital battlefield.
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