The document discusses digital warfare, which involves using internet-based tools to compromise government systems and resources, with a historical overview from the 1980s to present. It highlights various cyber-attack methods such as malware, DDoS attacks, and advanced persistent threats, alongside notable examples like the Russia-Ukraine conflict and security recommendations for mitigating risks. Recommendations emphasize keeping systems updated, controlling access, and implementing endpoint protection to safeguard networks against potential cyber threats.

1. DIGITAL
WARFARE
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2. What is digital warfare?
Digital Warfare uses internet-based weapons
by state or nonstate actors that steal the
government’s information or resources,
destroy its ability to function, and cause it to
harm itself or another entity.

3. HISTORY
1986
Infancy
1980s-90s
Militarization
2000s-present
interim period
pre and post 9/11
2007 & 2008

4. HISTORY
Militarization
2000s-present
2007 & 2008
formation of cyber strategies and cyber
militarization around the world
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Malware
• damage or disable computer systems
• sensitive information or to disrupt
critical systems
High altitude balloons
• deploy and operate communication equipment
• collect intelligence or surveillance data
Advanced Persistent
Threat (APT) Tools
• gain unauthorized access to a network
• remain undetected in extended period
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Distributed Denial of
Service (DDoS) Attacks
Zero-Day Exploits
Other Tools
THE TOOLS OF CYBER WARFARE
• overwhelm a server or network with a
flood of traffic
• unavailable to users and disrupting
critical services
• unknown to the vendor
• gain unauthorized access to a system
• main function is similar to malware
• Artificial Inteligence
• Phishing
• etc .........

6. ● Cyber warfare has started
since 1991
● Implementing various
types of cyber-attacks,
e.g. the DDoS attacks and
the APT tools
Russian–Ukrainian Digital-Warfare

7. Malware Attacks
Wiper Malware

8. Files, data and all temporary
files associated with these
data
Boot sector of the OS and
any backup mechanism
• Delete or overwrite
them
• If not, encrypt them
without keys
• They are recovery and protection
functions in your computer
• Along with the deletion or
encryption process, targeted file
can be completely exterminated

9. Digital War
China VS U.S.

10. ‘Spy’ Balloon Fall Down

11. High-Altitude Balloon
High-altitude Balloons are
filled with hydrogen or helium
on the ground, depending on
the weight of the balloon, local
air pressure, temperature, and
desired rate of ascent.

12. DIGITAL
SECURITY
Recommendation
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13. Keep your software and systems fully up to date
Often cyber attacks happen because your
systems or software aren’t fully up to date,
leaving weaknesses. So cybercriminals
exploit these weaknesses to gain access to
your network. Once they are in – it’s often
too late to take preventative action.
To counteract this, it’s smart to invest in
a patch management system that will
manage all software and system updates,
keeping your system resilient and up to date.
SECURITY
COMPANY

14. CYBER SECURITY Recommendation
Having control over who can access your
network is really really important. Somebody
can simply walk into your office or enterprise
and plug in a USB key containing infected files
into one of your computers allowing them
access to your entire network or infect it.
Control access to your systems
Endpoint protection protects networks that are
remotely bridged to devices. Mobile devices,
tablets and laptops that are connected to
corporate networks give access paths to security
threats. These paths need protected with specific
endpoint protection software.
Ensure Endpoint Protection

15. SUMMARY
Example 1：
Ukraine and Russia
digital warfare
Wiper Malware
Protection
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Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Zero-Day Exploits
Example 2：
American high-
altitude balloon

16. THANKS!

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18. REFERENCE
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