The West is on heightened alert for cyber attacks from Russia, but according to Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Doron Tamir (Ret.), a founding member of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, cyber attacks don’t win wars.
- Tamir said the war in Ukraine demonstrates that “boots on the ground” still determine war outcomes and although cyber attacks can be influential, they do not stand alone.
- One dilemma in disrupting an opponent’s networks is that it diminishes a country’s ability to monitor the adversary’s communications, said Tamir.
- He said psychological warfare is a major factor from both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war and strongly affects morale.
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- The Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group, 335th Signal Command (Theater), holds the Cyber X-Games 2019 cyber training event at Moffett Field, California (Photo by Army Sgt. Erick Yates)
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- Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command in the cyber operations center in Lasswell Hall at Fort Meade, Md., Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo from U.S. Defense Department)
