Security News > 2022 > February > Ukraine seeks volunteers to defend networks as Russian troops menace Kyiv

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the latter's government is reportedly seeking cybersecurity volunteers to help defend itself.

The Russian National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents has issued an advisory warning of "The threat of an increase in the intensity of computer attacks on Russian information resources."

In the future, it is possible to carry out harmful influences from the Russian information space to form a negative image of the Russian Federation in the eyes of the world community," said the advisory.

The advisory may be a genuine warning to Russians and Russian-aligned organisations but could also be an attempt to lay a smokescreen for Russian politicians to claim someone else is carrying out a false flag attack in their name.

A shipping labor agency director, speaking to Lloyd's List, described the effects of apparent Russian missile attacks against civilian shipping south of Ukrainian waters, near the port of Odessa.

As international disagreements about fresh sanctions against Russia fly back and forth, at least one multinational institution has got itself into gear and taken a hard stance against Russian aggression.

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