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The <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">U.S. <\/span>Department of Homeland Security <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">(DHS) <\/span>said <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">that the attack was initiated through a <\/span>spear-phishing and <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">that leveraged <\/span>a corrupted Microsoft Word attachment<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, which \u00a0That attachment was what<\/span> allowed the BlackEnergy malware to infect the Ukraine&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">their <\/span>systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\"><strong>INTEL:<\/strong>\u00a0 The <\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">cyberattack<\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> on the Ukraine\u2019s Prykarpattyaoblenergo utility resulted in the disruption of electricity to 80,000 customers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The successful Ukraine attack <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">in the Ukraine <\/span>prompted DHS and the FBI to create and start delivering an unclassified Web briefing titled, &#8220;Ukraine Cyber Attack: Implications for U.S. Stakeholders.&#8221;\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">It is important to keep in mind that f<\/span>Federal authorities also recently disclosed that the cyberattack on the small Bowman Dam in Rye, New York was <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">had been <\/span>attributed to seven hackers in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this has raised concerns of many in government as well as some in the private sector and <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">That has once again <\/span>prompted discussions about the likelihood of a cyberwar in the not-so-distant future.\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">As with previous discussions, the question resurfaces, &#8220;<\/span>So what level of cyberattack would be considered an act of war?<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">&#8221;\u00a0Last year,<\/span> During his nomination hearings last year, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, then nominee stated before<\/span> told the Senate Armed Services Committee<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> on Armed Services<\/span> that an act of cyberwarfare is defined as a cyberattack on critical infrastructure, the economy or U.S. military operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is a very general definition.\u00a0Under that definition, the cyberattack on the Bowman Dam would constitute an act of cyberwarfare. Popular opinion seems to support the conclusion that there <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">this <\/span>is no singular<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> one<\/span>, clear answer to the question.\u00a0It appears authorities are increasingly of the opinion that each incident must be assessed individually<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">and<\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> therefore no one definition can be applied<\/span>.\u00a0However, one growing belief is that the U.S. does not want a concise definition.\u00a0Some say that would draw a hard-fast line and if it was crossed, would require a military response.\u00a0After all, it would be an act of war.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">\u00a0While this is an interesting topic for discussion, the ambiguity must be addressed ASAP.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\"><strong>INTEL:<\/strong>\u00a0 One energy sector organization that operates in multiple states experienced over 4,000 <\/span><span class=\"rte 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