Cybersecurity in an Age of Geopolitical Fracture

Why Cyber Risk Is Now Shaped as Much by Nations as by Hackers Uma Ramani • April 13, 2026

Wars are becoming more frequent, and are no longer only kinetic. They are just as active in the cyber world, with impacts much larger than can be imagined. This also leads to state-sponsored hacktivists targeting the critical infrastructure of nations.

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From the Russia-Ukraine war to escalating tensions across the Middle East, geopolitical rivalries are no longer confined to traditional battlefields. They now extend deeply into cyberspace. For governments, cyber operations offer an attractive strategic instrument. They enable espionage, disruption and influence operations without triggering immediate military escalation.

This is the norm now. This is the reality. Consider this - It's 9 a.m. on a Monday morning, a financial institution company wakes up to unusual activity across its digital infrastructure ...