Is a state-sponsored cyber attack imminent?
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Yes it is - there is no way around it - and its running as we speak
I think 'imminent' is overly optimistic. If you have anything of interest to them (depending on the threat actor --> some e.g. China -> Intellectual property, North Korea -> money, Russia -> influence, but of course, there are many possibilities) you should assume they are already in your network, in your building, amongst your employees. The issue is that all cyber attacks are not going to look the same. They're not going to overtly shut you down if they can sit and exfiltrate data instead. They're not going to be loud when they are instead trying to silently influence or use you to infect through a supply chain.
In many panels at the RSA Conference a few weeks ago, the speakers indicated that the risk of Russian GRU and SVB based attacks was imminent due to the sanctions leveraged against Russia.
They have been occurring for years to steal intellectual property and information. And it won’t stop. Will it escalate into sabotage like the Colonial Pipeline…. Maybe but perhaps not until conventional skirmishes begin
It's already happening and it probably should be... not sure it would achieve It's purpose but at least it's a step