CyberWire Daily CyberWire Daily at 10: The evolution of geopolitics and warfare. [Special Edition]
May 10, 2026
Maria Varmazis, N2K CyberWire contributor and special-series host, co-leads a ten-year look at cyber geopolitics. They revisit supply-chain shocks like NotPetya, Olympic Destroyer and SolarWinds. Conversation covers ransomware hitting critical infrastructure, cyber integration in the Russia–Ukraine war, nation-state intrusion campaigns, and emerging wildcards such as AI and quantum.
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Cyber Delivers High Leverage Geopolitically
- Cyber operations offer huge geopolitical leverage because they cross borders without traditional costs.
- Dave Bittner explains cyber buys influence without building large physical forces, making it a persistent, low-cost tool for states.
NotPetya Exposed Supply Chain Fragility
- NotPetya was a wake-up event that showed supply-chain malware can cause global economic disruption.
- Dave Bittner recalls the campaign making organizations realize the fragility of interconnected supply chains.
Ukraine As A Cyber War Laboratory
- The war in Ukraine has been a laboratory for integrating cyber with kinetic operations and information warfare.
- Dave Bittner notes cyber acted as an accelerant for Russian info ops and combined with inexpensive consumer tech on the battlefield.