Caracas Blackout Puts CNI Defence in Focus

Caracas blackout puts CNI defence in focus

Reporting around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in early January, and the near-simultaneous power loss in parts of Caracas, has prompted many uncomfortable questions around national security. In particular, it has resurfaced one question back into the critical national infrastructure security agenda: how much of a modern operation happens before anyone sees visible force deployed. Public comments from US official…

US cyber attack on Venezuela exposes CNI vulnerabilities

Alleged US cyber role in Venezuela attack exposes how multi-domain operations can silently compromise critical national infrastructure.

A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela - Schneier on Security

We don’t have many details: President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against another nation in recent memory. These operations are typically highly classified, and the U.S. is cons…