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False-flag cyberattacks a red line for nation-states, says Mandiant boss

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Dissent

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports:

False-flag cyberattacks represent a red line that even nation states like Russia and China don’t want to cross, according to Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia.

“It’s one of the last rules of the playground that a modern nation may not want to break because they don’t want everyone doing false flags,” he said, speaking on a panel this week at Vanderbilt University’s Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.

Read more at TheRegister.

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