{"id":21370,"date":"2018-02-01T18:41:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T18:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/01\/how-exposed-deep-sea-cables-could-leave-the-economy-vulnerable-to-a-russian-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:07:06","slug":"how-exposed-deep-sea-cables-could-leave-the-economy-vulnerable-to-a-russian-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2018\/02\/01\/how-exposed-deep-sea-cables-could-leave-the-economy-vulnerable-to-a-russian-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"How exposed deep-sea cables could leave the economy vulnerable to a Russian attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underwater fiber optic cables are responsible for transmitting 97 percent of global communications and $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, yet they are dangerously exposed, according to a new report in Policy Exchange, a London-based think-tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, \u201cUndersea Cables: Indispensable, insecure\u201d, found that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/it-networks\/2016\/11\/30\/raytheon-taking-advantage-of-reinvestment-of-undersea-systems\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">submerged communication cables<\/a> are \u201cinadequately protected and highly vulnerable to attack at sea and on land\u201d and recommends increased protection. Leaders from the Department of Defense have said the Pentagon is investing $600 million in undersea systems over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cables come above water in several remote locations. These locations are publicly available and have minimal security, leaving them highly vulnerable to attacks from hostile state and non-state actors, according to the report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worse? The report points to Russia as a country that is likely to exploit this vulnerability by severing or tapping into the data lines. A sever in the cables could be catastrophic to web, while tapping into the lines could provide critical information about the world\u2019s internet traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen Russia annexed Crimea, one of its first moves was to sever the main cable connection to the outside world,\u201d warned Rishi Sunak, the author of the report and a conservative member of Britain\u2019s parliament. \u201cA successful attack on the UK\u2019s undersea cable infrastructure would be an existential threat to our security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/atlantic-sub.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/atlantic-sub.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/atlantic-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/atlantic-sub.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crew members load supplies on USS Tennessee in the Atlantic Ocean. Exposed data cables in the North Atlantic seem to have caught the eye of Russian submarines in recent months. (Photo by Lt. Joe Painter\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/europe\/russian-submarines-are-prowling-around-vital-undersea-cables-its-making-nato-nervous\/2017\/12\/22\/d4c1f3da-e5d0-11e7-927a-e72eac1e73b6_story.html?utm_term=.c31ee4c9eccb\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\">Washington Post reported<\/a> that Russian submarines were antagonizing NATO by increasing naval activity around data cables in the North Atlantic, which provide internet and other communication connections to the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are now seeing Russian underwater activity in the vicinity of undersea cables that I don\u2019t believe we have ever seen,\u201d U.S. Navy Rear Adm. 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