March 24, 2022
Israel has suffered its largest-ever cyberattack, according to Threatpost, a security news website. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeted a telecommunications provider. It took down several Israeli government websites, as well as others not affiliated with the government. Cybersecurity experts believe the attack was carried out by Iran. John Bambenek, a cybersecurity expert, said nations should expect DDoS attacks. He said such attacks are popular among activists because they don’t require a lot of prep work. The February 2012 issue of The Socionomist forecast that countries would resort to belligerence-on-the-cheap, including verbal threats, espionage, financial conflicts, internal terrorism, drone attacks and cyberattacks. To learn more read “The Order of Battle in Cyberwar: Find a Flaw, Build a Weapon.”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
