CYBER SECURITY
Please answer the question module 8 cyber
5) Kello observes that the short time between detection and impact of an attack leaves cyber defenders are at a disadvantage. How does his observation align with what we know about attribution? What about the lead time required to develop an attack?
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The nature of cyber weapons leaves defenders at a disadvantage since the time required to execute an attack is in seconds, and the impacts can only be felt after investigation claims. The unknown and manipulable vulnerabilities render it difficult to predict an attack, thus complicating the defender’s design of repulsing an attack (Kello, 2013). That is, the cyber-attacks lack catastrophic dimensions of an attack and impact, thus challenging defensive strategies organizations or corporations employ. Kello’s…
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