In aftermath of the DNC hack, experts warn of new front in digital warfare(Source Christian Science Monitor) Cybersecurity experts and US officials often point fingers at Moscow after digital attacks that cause a political stir – from last year’s Ukraine grid hack that led to a widespread power outage to the Democratic National Committee data breach. But if the Kremlin is indeed behind the DNC hack and helped orchestrate the subsequent WikiLeaks dump of sensitive emails on the eve of the Democrats’ convention, Russia has opened a new front in information warfare that may fundamentally change the value of data in national security. “This is what cyberconflict actually looks like,” says James Lewis, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington think tank. “The problem in the US is we’re very militarized, so we tend to think about attacking infrastructure. The Russian approach is much more political and about trying to manipulate public opinion.” “The world we live in has gone from a cybersecurity crisis where an adversary can steal your data to one where the adversary can become telepathic,” says Tom Kellermann, chief executive at Strategic Cyber Ventures, a firm that invests in cybersecurity startups. “They’re trying to change hearts and minds now through stolen data.”

It also appears Moscow is increasingly relying hacking to fulfill an ambitious global agenda – and undercut the US.