Biden says Russia exploring revenge cyberattacks
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2022/03/22/biden_cybersecurity_statement_warning/
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The president said any Russian action is likely designed as reprisal for US economic sanctions imposed in the wake of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, but also emphasized that no specific threat has been identified and it is not certain an attack will take place.
Biden nonetheless urged the private sector to get its cyber security house in order – ASAP.
We're seeing potential cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
"If you have not already done so, I urge our private sector partners to harden your cyber defenses immediately by implementing the best practices we have developed together over the last year," Biden said in a [1]Statement on our Nation's Cybersecurity .
The president's remarks were reinforced by deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies Anne Neuberger, in [2]remarks to the White House press corps.
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Neuberger was scarier than her boss.
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"What we're seeing now is an evolving threat intelligence to conduct potential cyber attacks on critical infrastructure," she said. "And that raises up a point because we're concerned about potential disruption of critical services."
So concerned that last week the Biden administration shared its intelligence in classified briefings offered to "several hundred companies" felt to be in Russia's sights.
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"There is some preparatory activity that we're seeing, and that is what we shared in a classified context with companies who we thought might be affected," Neuberger said, before characterizing the public briefing as a further awareness-raising exercise for all US organizations.
The public briefing was needed, she said, because many potential targets are yet to fix known vulnerabilities. Neuberger and President Biden implored organizations not to let Russia stroll through what they described as an "unlocked door."
Neuberger also discussed the electronic aspects of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, stating that Neuberger also said the USA continues to observe Russia acting against Ukraine's digital infrastructure. She would not, however, attribute the recent [7]attacks on satellite comms providers Viasat and Rosneft to Russian actors.
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President Biden and Neuberger both stated that America will respond if attacked.
[9]Cyberwarfare looms as Russia shells, invades Ukraine
[10]Satellite comms networks on alert after US govt warning
[11]Russia-linked attackers breach NGO by exploiting MFA, PrintNightmare vuln
[12]Ukraine's nuclear plants: Chernobyl off diesel power, explosions explained
Australian minister for home affairs Karen Andrews concurred with the USA's assessment of the threat posed by Russia.
"I can confirm today that our intelligence agencies have been closely monitoring Russia's involvement in malicious cyber security incidents that are occurring as a result of the invasion," Andrews told a conference in Sydney. "Following Russian aggression against Ukraine, it is a sad reality that there is a heightened cyber threat environment globally, and the risk of cyber attacks on Australian networks, either directly or inadvertently, has increased."
Andrews also revealed that an Australian government health organization last year experienced an attack she was willing to attribute to Russian actors.
"For operational security reasons, there are details I cannot reveal publicly about these incidents. But I can confirm that in at least one attack, the Ryuk ransomware variant was used – which is a known tactic of Russian cyber criminals."
"It would be naïve to think that Putin's aggressive ambitions, or those of his henchmen, are confined to Ukraine," she said. ®
PS: Yes, Biden also on Monday, during a public address, [13]spoke of a "new world order" in terms of uniting the free world against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, sending Illuminati conspiracy theorists into the stratosphere.
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[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/21/statement-by-president-biden-on-our-nations-cybersecurity/
[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/03/21/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-and-deputy-nsa-for-cyber-and-emerging-technologies-anne-neuberger-march-21-2022/
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[7] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/viasat_rosneft_ukraine_cyberattacks/
[8] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_security/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=3&c=33YjmsYF34aP1LXDX9PMVVGwAAAAg&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0
[9] https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/24/cyberwarfare_russia_ukraine/
[10] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/in_brief_security/
[11] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/russia-attack-ngo-mfa-printnightmare/
[12] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/16/ukraine_nuclear_safety_update/
[13] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFn8_ESsffI
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: How about Something/Anything Different for a Change rather than More of the Same Old Nonsense
You just described the Russian government playbook. “Ukraine is a threat they’re going to join NATO and attack us” The reality is Ukraine couldn’t join NATO before the Russians started a war and invaded. You can’t join if part of your territory is invaded and it was, by Russia in the Crimea years ago.
Re: How about Something/Anything Different for a Change rather than More of the Same Old Nonsense
By vain battle you mean Mariupol, Kyiv or Kharkiv?
Dear Russia
You stepped into a big trap set up by the Anglosaxons. Ukraine will bleed you white like Afghanistan did: Motivated Infantery plus cheap+nasty infantery weapons (Stinger, Javelin, MILAN, Panzerfaust 3) which destroy your tanks, helos and ground attack planes.
You still have the option to call it a day, negotiate something (e.g. some kind of Ukraine Neutrality) and then extract yourself from the furnace. You made your point that Kiev were bad boys* and had to be punished. They are now punished.
And next time, do the punishment via air attacks. Blow up some barracks, planes, bridges, factories from the air, if the Ukrainians become too cocky again.
*shelling civilians from Donezk airport, burning Russians alive in Kiev etc.
Re: Dear Russia
Russia doesn't want to punish Ukraine. It wants to annex it. It started with Crimea. Next is was Donetsk and Luhansk. On the list now are Kharkiv, Mariupol, maybe Odessa.
Russia knows well about air attacks. They know how to bomb theaters, maternity hospitals, civilian housings. Mariupol lies at 80% in ruins. Russia killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians. And still continues to do so, daily.
Providing weapons to the brave Ukrainian people to defend against the Russian invasion is the least that democracies can do to help to defeat Putin Khuylo's dictatorship.
Reason
It always helps to be understanding if you want to convince somebody about some course of action. RT says* the war is about beating back Ukrainian brutality.
So I pick up this argument and show them a way out of the dead end street.
*whatever the true motives were, you have to take the other side by their words. And knowing Russian Rage Psychology a bit, I consider it at least partially true.
It all smells like "WMD" to me...
The latest pretext to draw the West into conflict.
What's happening in Ukraine is very sad, but it's not worth starting WW3 over.
Russia remains a country with a GDP the size of Italy. Western politicians should not be allowed to "sex up" the threat.
How about Something/Anything Different for a Change rather than More of the Same Old Nonsense
Biden says Russia exploring revenge cyberattacks
No shit, Sherlock. Whoever would have guessed?
Propaganda Rule No 1 ...... Keep on inventing phantom virtual enemies one is in control of to do vain battle with and declare are a danger to friendly forces and ignorant allies alike?