The Geopolitics of Cyberspace: Unraveling the Complexities of Cybersecurity

The past weeks again have demonstrated that cybersecurity and geopolitics are inseparable. Cyber attacks have become a common element in geopolitical crisis as an additional vector for concrete attacks, but also for MDM (Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation). This also means that CISOs nowadays must take a broader perspective beyond technology. Geopolitics impact the cybersecurity of organizations, and organizations must adapt to this, both by adjusting their organizational structures and cybersecurity spendings as by extending their risk management approaches in a way that also helps in assessing the concrete cybersecurity impact of geopolitics.