Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 8 -- The recent hybrid strike on Venezuela, which combined cyber operations with disruptions to critical operational technology (OT) systems, signals a new phase in modern conflict and holds key lessons for India, industrial cybersecurity engineers from Intelegrid have warned.

Intelegrid experts said the incident did not follow the pattern of a conventional cyberattack aimed at data theft or permanent system damage.

Instead, it reflected a hybrid operational model focused on temporarily degrading critical services, undermining command-and-control confidence and achieving strategic objectives without prolonged kinetic engagement.

"Infrastructure disruption today is increasingly subtle, precisely timed and geograph...