What comes next is anyone’s guess, and the window for our cyber readiness is closing fast.
Why hasn’t cyber figured more prominently in Russia’s war on Ukraine? Russia is, after all, a powerhouse in this area having successfully cyber-attacked Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2015-2016. Add to that an unexpectedly difficult start to the current, long-planned campaign against Ukraine and the question becomes even more perplexing. Analysts have many and varied views on the matter and recent reporting has laid out almost a dozen different potential explanations. Some suggest there is no need to go there, and that the possible downside outweighs any upsides. Others suggest that Putin may still go there – just not yet.
Key points:
- This is no time to let down our guard
- Step up U.S. efforts to withstand cyberattacks and electronic warfare
- A well-marshaled, truly national effort is needed
Read the full Fox News article:
US is running out of time to prepare for a Russian cyber attack
