Tag: Cyber Security
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Hybrid warfare in Europe: Russia’s risk for 2026
Overview: Hybrid warfare’s evolving threat in Europe The concept of hybrid warfare, combining cyber operations, disinformation, covert influence, and conventional pressure, has long been a feature of Russia’s security strategy. While the intensity of attacks can ebb and flow, the underlying playbook remains: create uncertainty, erode trust, and exploit political fault lines. In 2024 and…
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Hybrid Warfare in Europe: Could Russia’s Tactics Reignite in 2026?
Understanding the shift in Europe’s security landscape Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy—combining conventional pressure, cyber operations, disinformation, economic coercion and political meddling—has long aimed to achieve strategic goals without triggering full-scale war. In 2024 and 2025, several European governments reported a relative easing in some high-intensity incidents, while continuing to face persistent challenges in information warfare,…
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Putin Smiles as Wi-Fi Fails: A War of Irritation Across Europe
Introduction: A War of Irritation, Not Just a War of Numbers When a nation’s leadership is described as waging a “war of irritation” across its neighboring continent, it signals a strategy rooted in disruption rather than direct conventional combat. The phrase captures a pattern: outages, misinformation, cyber intrusions, and the constant pressure of political propaganda…
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Putin smiles when your wifi fails: Europe’s new frontier in the war of irritation
Introduction: A new kind of pressure campaign When a stable internet connection falters, it’s easy to shrug it off as a local outage or an equipment glitch. But a growing body of analysis suggests that in Europe, diminishing connectivity and the sporadic downtime of critical services may be part of a broader political strategy. Critics…
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Hyperdrive: The Americans Are Back. In a Big Way.
Introduction: A New Phase in Asia-Pacific Security Hyperdrive: The Americans are back. In a big way. is not a flippant slogan but a stark description of a strategic pivot that has rattled the regional balance for observers and rivals alike. After decades of detente and reorganization in the Asia-Pacific, Washington has recalibrated its posture, technology…
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Latvian Defence Ministry Announces University Partnerships and NGO Funding
Strategic Partnership: Defence Ministry Expands Academic Ties The Ministry of Defence of Latvia marked a notable expansion of its collaboration with the nation’s higher education sector and civil society by signing several agreements with leading Latvian universities. The move signals a deliberate shift toward integrated defence research, educational excellence, and sustained investment in science and…
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Teen and man arrested over reports of cyber attack on children’s nurseries
London nurseries hit by cyber attack sparks criminal investigations A teenager and a 22-year-old man have been arrested in connection with a cyber attack targeting a chain of London-based nurseries. The arrests were confirmed by police after officers conducted a series of early-morning operations at multiple properties in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday. Law enforcement…
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Understanding the R$ 15,000 Limit for Pix Transfers
Introduction to the R$ 15,000 Pix Limit Recently, the Central Bank of Brazil announced a significant change regarding Pix transfers, implementing a new limit of R$ 15,000 for transactions made via this popular payment method. This decision comes in response to a series of cyber attacks that have raised concerns about the security of financial…