NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana warned that Russia could try to attack the critical digital infrastructure of Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it did when it attacked Ukraine.
Geoana said yesterday that Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina could soon become targets for Russia. He specified that the attack could be e.g. in the form of a major cyber attack.
He added that NATO is stepping up its support for the two countries to strengthen its defense capabilities, including those against cyber warfare.
As Geoana explained, Ukraine has proven “how important strengthening NATO-assisted cybersecurity is for defense and deterrence,” and has gone so far as to call it a “NATO priority.”
He pointed to large-scale cyber attacks on the Ukrainian government and military, as well as other critical infrastructure on the day of the Russian invasion, concluding that cyber attacks, along with disinformation and digital espionage, were part of a new type of warfare.
It should be reminded that Russia started the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, which changed the security situation in Europe, united the allies and pointed out the need to strengthen the common security umbrella of Europe.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Georgia, is often mentioned as a particularly vulnerable point, a place where Moscow could try to pursue its interests through puppet local politicians, Klix.ba writes.
