Episode 118a Cyber Warfare

Welcome to Episode 118 Main Topic Cyber Warfare (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare)  There’s this thing going on with Russia and the Ukraine.Maybe you've heard.  https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/50/  White House Statement on Cyber Security (March 21, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/21/statement-by-president-biden-on-our-nations-cybersecurity/ Nation States Ideological groups (“Hacktivism”) Direct attacks Malware Banning of services https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/21/22988955/russia-facebook-instagram-putin-meta-whatsapp-ban-ukraine  Answers vary based on who you’re talking to, and what they're selling. A lot comes down to what industry you’re in. How can you prepare? Directly?  Probably not.  Indirectly, maybe, but there isn't a ton you can do about that. (is there?) If you run an open source project for example? https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-protestware-harms-open-source  Should you be attacking other nations? Companies who have suspended services in Russia Apple Google Red Hat Microsoft Mastercard Visa Airbus Meta Many More: https://startuptalky.com/companies-suspended-operations-russia/  Why is this topical? What constitutes Cyber Warfare? Should I be worried as a sysadmin? What about as an individual?  Is it ethical for you to participate? How companies are “contributing” Companies who have suspended services in Russia Apple Google Red Hat Microsoft Mastercard Visa Airbus Meta Many More: https://startuptalky.com/companies-suspended-operations-russia/    Watch us live on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month! Subscribe and hit the bell! https://www.youtube.com/IronSysadminPodcast  OR https://twitch.tv/IronSysadminPodcast   Discord Community: https://discord.gg/wmxvQ4c2H6  Find us on Twitter, and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/ironsysadmin https://www.twitter.com/ironsysadmin Subscribe wherever you find podcasts! And don't forget about our patreon! https://patreon.com/ironsysadmin   Intro and Outro music credit: Tri Tachyon, Digital MK 2http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/