Cyber-enhanced kinetic action will pose increased security, disruption risks to western entities

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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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