THE CYBER DIMENSION OF THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE WAR IN 2022:
AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT AFTER 100 DAYS OF THE CONFLICT
Keywords:
Russia vs Ukraine, Cyberwarfare, Sabotage, Espionage, SubversionAbstract
This article seeks to examine in more detail the cybernetic dimension of the first hundred days of the war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022. Basically, two hypotheses were identified: the first one points out that the cybernetic war did not develop as expected; the second indicates that there was a widespread cyberwarfare campaign. Based on both hypotheses, we can arrive at a third, a synthesis: what has been happening is a more “mild” or low-intensity form of cyber warfare. To assist in understanding the object studied, this analysis will also have a section dedicated to comprehend the meanings of cyber warfare.
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