Barry Barlow, Chief Technology Officer, Vencore, Inc.
Barry Barlow, Chief Technology Officer, Vencore, Inc.
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”…George Santayana, The Life of Reason -- the Phases of Human Progress, 1905
Although the causes of World War I and II have been and remain subject to debate, it is unquestioned that they spanned political, territorial and economic factors. Competing ideologies positioned polarized nations on a course where conflict was arguably unavoidable. The desire by one or more nations – or their allies – to expand territorial boundaries (and diminish those of their adversary), was in some cases to address a perceived imbalance of power. And then there is always “the money”. For nations which lack certain indigenous natural resources, often the most direct and expeditious route to fill that gap are to take those resources from those who often cannot or will not defend themselves.
Is today’s cyber battle space any different? On every front, you need only look as far as the daily news to see these factors in place – and escalating, quickly.
Politically, Iran and North Korea are at odds with most, if not all, of Western civilization. In late 2014, North Korea targeted Sony in a well-publicized attack to avoid the release of a movie critical of North Korea leadership. While North Korea denied the attack, U.S. intelligence officials and the president knew otherwise. Similarly, Iran’s growing capabilities have greatly improved and are now viewed as a significant threat to America’s computer network and critical infrastructure. Whether it’s a response to the attacks which spun down the nuclear centrifuges at Natanz, or simply another bargaining chip in the ongoing negotiation over economic sanctions, it is irrelevant if you are the company bein ..
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