The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents
Expert Panel: The SolarWinds/Holiday Bear Hack: Shifting the Standards of Cyberespionage
Peter Clement, Viisiting Senior Research Scholar, SIWPS
Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar, SIWPS/SIPA
JD Work, Bren Chair for Cyber Conflict and Security, Marine Corps University, Research Scholar, SIWPS
Moderated by Kimberly Marten, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Barnard College; Member, SIWPS
Advance registration required. Registrants will be sent a Zoom link prior to the event.
The widespread compromise of nine US government agencies and numerous commercial firms through the vulnerabilities in SolarWinds have been reported as an act of "cyber terrorism", or an "act of war" conducted through cyberspace. In this panel, experts will discuss the landscape of cyber conflict, the nuances of cyberespionage, and what large-scale cyber incidents like SolarWinds means for the future of cyberspace.