Cyberdudebivash

  Executive summary Cyber is the preferred zone for gray-zone competition in 2025. Russia leans on destructive OT-adjacent ops and high-end espionage; China pre-positions quietly inside Western critical infrastructure using “living off the land” (LOTL) tradecraft; Iran mixes state units with hacktivists to coerce & retaliate; North Korea funds its weapons programs via record-breaking crypto heists . Law-enforcement disruption ops , sanctions, and joint advisories are now routine instruments of statecraft and deterrence. Load-bearing facts (2024–2025) PRC’s Volt/Salt Typhoon : multi-year, stealthy pre-positioning across U.S. critical sectors; Five-Eyes+ partners keep issuing joint guidance (and naming Chinese contractors) while DOJ runs botnet clean-ups. CISA +2 National Security Agency +2 Russia (Sandworm/APT29) : destructive wipers against Ukraine’s energy sector; simultaneous strategic espionage (e.g., Midnight Blizzard) against Western targets. We Live Security +1 ...