Security News > 2022 > February > Cyberwarfare looms as Russia shells, invades Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cleared the way for a new battlefront with the West in cyberspace, with experts warning of an escalation in cyberwarfare.

"We expect to see that probably beyond just Ukraine, disinformation to target Western audiences, cyberespionage against key NATO members, as Russia tries to understand the next moves when it comes to sanctions or other steps that Western governments will play," Luke McNamara, principal analyst at cybersecurity consulting firm Mandiant, told The Register.

One possible sanction by the West could block Russia from the SWIFT banking communications system, and that could raise the risk of online attacks on the finance sector in response.

Such attacks may be identified not necessarily as being related to Russia or Ukraine, but by utilizing familiar attack methods and vectors that the company regularly sees.

Russia may launch DDoS attacks in some instances, but the security has got a lot better around the prevention of those.

Security biz Kaspersky, which is based in Moscow, declined to provide specifics on how it was serving customers amid the sanctions and worsening situation between Russia and the West.

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