Cyber Warfare in the Middle East Highlights the Need For Deterministic Cybersecurity

Amir Einav | August 4th, 2019

Recent cyberattacks launched by the US and other militaries are a reminder of the vulnerabilities that all connected systems have, no matter how sophisticated or highly-classified they are.

These recent attacks indicate not only the changing face of modern warfare, but also the ways that new vulnerabilities in product technology can be exploited, especially with billions and billions of new IoT devices set to be deployed in homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure control systems across the world in the coming years.

In other words, the hacking methods that can take down an Iranian missile control system can also penetrate and manipulate the connected devices in your house, your office, and the control systems that run the critical infrastructure factories and facilities where you live. And with state actors like Iran, China, Russia, and others increasing their involvement in cyber warfare, the level of resources invested in these attacks has soared — as have the risks.

For military systems and home and office devices, going offline is not an option. These devices will stay connected and it is not enough to rely solely on network detection. In order to safeguard these devices and the networks they connect to, the devices must be resistant to modification and have built-in runtime security tools in place — provided by the manufacturer — that will allow them to self-protect against attempts to modify their code.

As cyber warfare becomes more common in the coming years, we should expect attacks to target critical infrastructure systems, potentially disrupting the lives of many millions of people across entire countries.

In this new reality, state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools that can safeguard runtime integrity and prevent malicious actors from injecting code into advanced weapons and critical infrastructure systems is a must.

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