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Russia begins military exercises in Belarus, spiking concerns on risk of European war. COVID-19 related protests hit economic supply chain between the US and Canada. The US is planning to roll out COVID-19 shots for children under the age of 5 in late February. Analysis: Geopolitical Hot Spots Inform Cyber Security Practices.

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Analysis: Geopolitical Hot Spots Inform Cyber Security Practices.

The crisis between Russia and Ukraine has heightened concerns that Moscow, as well as its non-state sympathizers and nationalistic hackers, will execute disruptive and/or destructive cyber attacks against Ukrainian, European and American targets. Due to the interconnected global environment, cyber conflict in this day and age increases risk to all organizations in a region, as rarely have malware attacks conducted by nation states remained restricted to the original target.  

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