Pages

1 March 2026

The fog of cyber-war: From front lines to invisible battlefields

Millie Marshall Loughran

Today’s front lines

In the theatre of modern conflict, the battleground has shifted dramatically.

Gone are the muddy trenches of Flanders; today’s front lines run through the fibre-optic cables criss-crossing the Atlantic and beyond.

For the corporate security officer, the old distinctions no longer hold much water.

Whether the attacker is a state-sponsored operative or a teenage extortionist matters less and less.

In 2026, cybersecurity is shaped not just by clever code or sneaky bugs, but by a murky blend of geopolitical ambition, highly organised crime and the deliberate weaponisation of digital identities.

No comments:

Post a Comment