Attacks on AI systems and disinformation starred as key elements of a ransomware tabletop exercise CSO participated in during this month’s Infosecurity Europe conference.
The “Enter the War Room” exercise — organised and run by cybersecurity vendor Semperis — featured a scenario focused on a cyberattack against a fictional supermarket chain, BlueCart.
CSO took part as one of eight members of a red team of supposed national state–linked attackers (APT 64, AKA Checkout Chaos) that was as much interested in thrashing the reputation of the supermarkets it targeted and causing disruption as in making money.
Last year we took part in a comparable exercise, also organised by Semperis, but on the op...