Cyber-enhanced kinetic action will pose increased security, disruption risks to western entities
Report
January 5, 2026
Western cyber security is entering the age of kinetic warfare.
We are seeing a dangerous shift towards cyber-enhanced kinetic action. Russian and Iranian state-sponsored threat actors are now using cyber operations to accompany military strikes and disrupt critical infrastructure.
Lead Cyber Intelligence and Geopolitical Risk Analyst Kailyn Johnson forecasts the following:
- Russian cyber-enhanced military operations will sustain disruption and destruction risks for key sectors in Ukraine amid the ongoing war.
- The expansion of cyber-enhanced kinetic warfare will pose highly targeted security, espionage and disruption risks for Iran’s geopolitical adversaries.
- CNI sectors will face heightened security, pre-positioning and disruption risks stemming from the ongoing consolidation of cyber-enhanced kinetic warfare trends.
The risks currently facing Western entities and global CNI have never been higher.
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