The Russian-Ukrainian conflict Although the offline physical world is still only a local war, the online virtual world has already begun the first world of cyber war in human history, and hacker organizations and technical experts from all over the world have gathered together.
generally presents these five major characteristics:
First, cyber warfare is started before physical warfare, and its achievements are in peacetime. is because physical warfare requires a lot of intelligence, and cyber warfare is safer, more hidden, and less expensive than intelligence personnel like spies. Therefore, before the troops move, cyber warfare takes the lead. Through cyber warfare, it is necessary to understand the opponent's troops deployment, resource strength and economic secrets. For example, as early as January 14, several government websites including Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Energy, etc. were closed due to large-scale cyber attacks. In fact, since the Crimean War , the cyber war between Russia and Ukraine has never stopped in daily life. These network weapons, such as vulnerabilities, Trojans, , viruses, etc., need to be mined and implanted in advance, so they can be quickly activated during wartime.
Just look at the picture below and you will understand.
Second, we take key infrastructure as the first choice and we must focus on protection. If you want to fight well in physical battles, you must first paralyze the other party’s infrastructure. The most efficient way to paralyze the other party’s infrastructure systems and websites, including water, electricity, government, finance, medical and other infrastructure, affecting people’s morale, so you must focus on strengthening protection.
Hackers supporting Ukraine have successively paralyzed the website of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation and the Russian Rosatom National Nuclear Energy Company, interfered with Russia's military communications, Belarus railway services, and even claimed to have cut off Russia's satellite communications, obtained some camera access in Russia and Belarus, and "seized" more than 100 printers from the Russian government and military.
Third, use data as an attack tool to prevent sensitive information theft. In this Russian-Ukraine war, Ukraine did not have air superiority , and various foreign aid javelins and stinger missiles could be used, which was to rely on Russian troops deployment data, communication interception, etc. provided by the US or hacker organizations, as well as Russian general facial recognition data stolen by hacker organizations. In the era of big data, paralyzing the other party is one aspect, and obtaining the other party’s military information data is the fundamental one.
It is reported that a hacker organization has stolen various social facial image data from Russians and sent it to the United States and Ukraine, and then matched Ukrainian drone and outdoor camera facial recognition data, or passed it to snipers to conduct precise strikes. To date, Ukraine has beheaded six Russian generals.
This is also why China actively launches the " Data Security Method ", especially the standardization of Didi to obtain geo-sensitive information.
4 is the official mixed war between folks, and we must learn to fight a people's war in cyberspace. Is the main body of cyber warfare an official cyber army or a civilian hacker organization? Unlike the real world soldiers wearing military uniforms and having military ranks, they are in cyberspace, and they come and go without a trace, which is difficult to tell. Although the United States denies organizing the cyber army to attack Russia with , no one can tell whether the hacker organization has infiltrated the company this time.
For example, the organization with the red box in the picture below is the world's largest hacker organization " Anonymous ", which officially announced a general network attack on Russia. The organization is the former world's largest hacker organization and the world's largest political hacker organization. It is mainly distributed in the United States, followed by European countries, with branches in Africa, South America, Asia and other places.
But the hacker group that supports Russia is also gathering in cyberspace. The first one to the left of the picture is the top hacker group Conti. Previously, the group claimed that it would not be aligned with any government, but recently announced that it would fully support the Russian government. Another Russian hacker group that calls itself "Killnet" has said it has destroyed Anonymous' website.
In addition to civil organizations, Ukrainian Digital Transformation Minister Mikhailo Fedorov announced the creation of the "Ukrainian IT Army" and "continue to fight" online.At the same time, the United States is also making plans for cyber warfare, including interrupting Russia's Internet connection, closing power, and tampering with railway switches to hinder Russia's ability to supply its troops.
targets this series of "violent" operations. Zhou Hongyi, founder of digital security company 360, analyzed that "cyber warfare is becoming the first choice for war. Little thieves and small hackers have become history. High-level professional forces represented by national hacking organizations have entered the market."
Moreover, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs citing the latest "Cyber Warfare Prologue: The US National Security Agency NSA (APT-C-40) launches undifferentiated attacks on the world for more than ten years", it was exposed that the United States launched attacks on more than 47 countries and regions around the world, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Poland, Japan, Iran , etc., 403 targets were affected and lurked for more than ten years. Attacks on targets in China, such as government, finance, research institutes, operators, education, military industry, aerospace, medical care and other industries, important sensitive units and organizations have become the main targets, and the high-tech field accounts for a large proportion.
For China, the most important thing to do to avoid being passively involved in this hidden conflict in cyber war. Otherwise, once the war expands and you have no ability to protect your body, you will become an innocent victim.
