“We believe Cyberspace is a strategic environment demanding strategic decision-making by nations in order to meet cybersecurity challenges.”
The costs that Nation-States must bear for taking inadequate strategic decisions carry long-term consequences and ramifications. Cyberspace is a strategic environment as it exhibits the ability to redistribute power in the international system. The fundamental characteristics of Cyberspace are starkly different when compared to traditional strategic environments, a fact often overlooked by national institutions and governments.
Citadel for CyberSec Knowledge (C2K) is our commitment towards continuous research in this novel area, from a strategic perspective. Over the years, our team has made critical contributions toward the national cybersecurity posture of several governments/national institutions, possible only through expert knowledge of the subject matter.
C2K disperses this knowledge in favor of national institutions and public departments all over the globe via its publications, seminars, training sessions, conferences, and direct consultancy requests.
National Cybersecurity Policy
At national, institutional, organizational, and even the departmental level, the process of attaining a resilient cybersecurity posture begins with a comprehensive cybersecurity policy. C2K has been providing entities of varying sensitivity and size with either complete consultancy input or support input for policy development based on, and relevant to, specific requirements.
National Cybersecurity Arrangements
We conduct thorough analysis of a state’s vulnerability landscape, its potential attack surface, and existing cybersecurity assets and policies to advise policy and decision makers on investment areas at the strategic level that should be pursued to achieve an improved national cybersecurity posture.
Cyber Warfare Strategy
To gain the edge in cyber defense, institutions, and especially states must comprehend cyber warfare strategies and doctrines that govern the actions of their active and potential adversaries. C2K has endeavored to develop a comprehensive repository of prevailing cyber warfare strategies and doctrines linking them to specific threat actors and APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats).
Cyber Operations and Capabilities
Existing international laws, conventions, and norms do not apply to Cyberspace due to a lack of consensus in the international society on how these laws apply. Hence, navigating Cyberspace is extremely difficult and challenging from a legal perspective. C2K has a keen eye for such legal issues and on-going developments. We are determined to assist clients in remaining cognizant of such issues by acquiring and disseminating key insights in this domain area.
Cyber Issues and Challenges
C2K is your go to knowledge curator for all domain areas of cybersecurity. We will passionately pursue research and analysis before submitting in-depth reports when you engage C2K for a specific problem.
Cybersecurity HR Capacity
C2K has concluded, in-line with several other studies, that the most critical global challenge for cybersecurity is the shortage of HR capacity in this field. States and public institutions are grappling with the challenge of developing effective HR capacity to meet their cybersecurity needs. Furthermore, ill-comprehension of the threat landscape and specific requirements leads to investments in the wrong training domains and technologies. With C2K’s knowledge base, states and institutions can avoid common pitfalls when making long term investments in cybersecurity HR capacity building.
Infrastructure and Strategic Assets
C2K has witnessed an increase in the development of cyber offensive capabilities that can target a state’s critical infrastructure and strategic assets, making cyber a force multiplier in wartime. The fact that air gapped networks are also under attack and that there are an increasing number of examples where threat actors were successful in penetrating such networks, introduces new risks. There is also compelling evidence of cyber capabilities development programs around the globe targeting NC3 Systems (Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Systems), destabilizing and undermining Nuclear Deterrence. C2K will ensure that states are up to date with current developments of strategic significance, enabling you to take critical actions.
Implications of Cyber Warfare
Given the vast spectrum of cyber offensive activity, a practically incalculable increase in the frequency and complexity of cyber-attacks, proliferation of cyber offensive weapons and capabilities, and the multiplicity of threat actors with unique TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) and objectives, it often becomes difficult for states to comprehend the strategic implications of cyber warfare. C2K engages in research and analysis to apprise relevant authorities and entities of the strategic pivots in global power dynamics, how they are affected by such shifts, and what actions become necessary to mitigate risks presented by Cyberspace; allowing decision makers a clear perspective to base their decisions on.