Undersea cables are vulnerable to sabotage, but this takes skill and specialist equipment

Undersea cables are vulnerable to sabotage – but this takes skill and specialist equipment

Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables being cut and, in one case, an undersea gas pipeline being blown up.. Critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) as these connections are known, supports about US$9 trillion (£6.6 trillion) worth of trade per day. A coordinated attack on this network could undoubtedly ha…

Undersea cables are vulnerable to sabotage, but this takes skill and specialist equipment

Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables being cut and, in one case, an undersea gas pipeline being blown up.

Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot: Securing Undersea Cables - Brussels Report

By Lyndon Li, Freelance Journalist for Voice of America A series of disruptions to subsea communications cables in European waters has exposed a growing vulnerability at the heart of the continent’s digital infrastructure. New research highlights concerns over the role of Chinese and Russian maritime activity and the persistent absence of a coordinated European response. A recent report by the China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI), a UK-based r…

UK looking to revamp defense laws as undersea cable sabotage and cyber attacks create 'gray zone threats'

When an eel bites the line and you're all out of time, that's a moray. I Can't help with the gray zone threats, though.