Security News > 2023 > November > Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies

Once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia's offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets, Rik Ferguson, VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicted at IRISSCON on Thursday.

Russia's attack force consists of "Hackers in uniform", cybercriminals and hacktivists congregating in various Telegram channels, but the nation is also working on engaging ever more younger people in their cyber offensive campaigns.

"The Russians are in it for the long run," Zhora warned during his IRISSCON talk, and called on countries that are - or expect to be - targeted by cyber aggressive nations to create a cyber coalition so they can prepare, share their experiences, and exchange information.

We can't talk about the war in Ukraine and not mention cyber attacks aimed at disrupting operational technology used by companies that are parto of the country's critical infrastructure.

While their actual exploitation hinges on the skills of the attackers, some modes of attack are available to those who are less skilled, but eager.

While the initial attacks were mostly geared towards destruction, Russian cyber attackers are now also trying to get their hands on information that can help them determine the effectiveness of their kinetic attacks, discover whether their spies have been flagged by the Ukrainian authorities, and see what evidence those authorities have gathered about war crimes.

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