In this post I argue that geopolitical events involving Russia and Norway will result in an increase of cyber operations by the former against the latter. I expect three types of operations to increase: 1) Intelligence collection. 2) Signaling. 3) Preparation for future operations. Norway should respond on several levels; internationally, bilaterally, and within its own borders. I conclude that there is no silver bullet, but rather a lengthy effort is required.
Norwegian threat report for 2020
The Norwegian Intelligence Service’s threat report for 2020 looks amongst others things at the role of cyber in the year ahead. This blog post focus on cyber while providing some examples of activity described in the report. It closes with some thoughts on what to expect going forward.