Senate Intelligence Committee Expects Russia to Step Up its Cyber Attacks

Berlin: On the screen of a tablet (l), the website of the Russian TV channel RT can be seen. On the right, the screen of a smartphone shows the official Twitter account of the Ukrainian President PHOTO BY FERNANDO GUTIERREZ-JUAREZ/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Ukraine Braces for Sharper Russian Cyber Attacks
  • Russia has not yet brought its cyber “A-game” to its invasion of Ukraine, but the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee expects that to change—possibly triggering a wider conflict
  • Meanwhile, Ukraine is working with SpaceX to boost its internet resiliency and is calling for volunteers for an “IT army.”
  • “One of the most remarkable things is that the internet is still up and these images that Ukrainians are taking of the Russian atrocious actions, you know, it’s being released to the world,” he said, declining to comment on specific U.S. intelligence assessments on the issue.
  • NSA director Michael Rogers warned against underestimating Russian cyber weapons. Expect “cyber activity designed to not just deny access but really ultimately destroy or degrade infrastructure”

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