Hackers of India

Subduing Adversaries with Information Superiority

By  Antony K M  on 06 Aug 2023 @ C0c0n


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The speaker, an expert in cybersecurity, highlights the importance of information superiority and shares concerns about the vulnerability of government agencies, military officers, police staff, and tech firms to social engineering attacks. They mention instances like the Associated Press Twitter hijack and GitHub’s warning about North Korean hackers targeting Indian tech firms.

The speaker emphasizes that it is crucial for organizations to share information about attacks or weaknesses with national organizations like NCERT and NCIPC, which they consider friends supporting them in a conflict. This sharing of information can help prevent catastrophic consequences, as seen in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Two key actions are called out:

  1. Building trust between organizations, especially law enforcement agencies, to share information and coordinate efforts.
  2. Developing standardized testing tools and frameworks for cybersecurity, like those used in cryptocurrency and blockchain, to ensure that inherent issues like embedded system security or supply chain attacks are addressed.

The speaker concludes by referencing the concept of information superiority, which originated in the 1990s in the US military, and citing the example of a cyber warfare incident between Israel, the US, and Iran in 2021. This incident demonstrates how cyber warfare can be an effective alternative to traditional military action, with minimal loss of life and destruction.