Research Overview

The sophistication and advancements made in cyberspace over the years, have posed an imminent threat that looms over a nation’s existing internal and external security mechanisms. The future battlefields will transition from a physical mud and clay ground to a more masked and intangible space where the computers and smart gadgets are likely to be the primary weapons. It is fair to state that a nation’s potential in the future to deploy strong cyber security mechanisms to thwart external and internal security threats will dictate its dominance in the geopolitical sphere.

The heightened frequency of attacks on national assets and an increased level of sophistication of cyber threats have posed an imminent threat to a nation’s ability to defend itself from cyber warfare strategies. The growing applications of deepfake AI against dominant political figures, social media hijacks of persons of national interest, unauthorized defense network penetration or demanding ransoms by causing complete network outages have mandated government administrators to look beyond the existing solutions and expand their defense horizon.