Russian cyber attacks on the US electrical grid have mostly been about network access. But with rising tensions, could attacks escalate? The US Grid System With rapid expansion of automation and computer-controlled electrical grid systems, the United States must face the reality that cyber threats to the critical infrastructure of energy production are concurrently advancing […]
24 years into Independence, Ukraine Faces its Greatest Challenge
In a post-Soviet republic, separatist militants attacked government buildings in a regional capital and proclaimed independence. The central government responded by mobilizing its security forces and attempting to retake the restive region. Undermanned and their strength a far cry from the might of the Soviet Army of which they were once a part, government forces […]