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The timing of the release of this document, at the same time as the announcement of sanctions on Russia for the hacking, can't be overlooked. It's quite reason
by Gargoyle 10y ago
The timing of the release of this document, at the same time as the announcement of sanctions on Russia for the hacking, can't be overlooked.
It's quite reasonable to assume the release of this report was intended to create the impression of evidence for attribution, even if it actually contains no such thing. Otherwise why not release it on any other day to avoid confusion? It looks to me like the confusion was quite intentional.
- drvdevd 10y agoIt also can be seen as a meaningful signal of attribution capability to certain parties. Think of the form - an official document intended for public consumption - as not really being intended for consumption by the general public.
- sigmar 10y agoWhite House stated pretty clearly why the Grizzly Steppe report went out: "to better help network defenders in the United States and abroad identify, detect, and disrupt Russia’s global campaign of malicious cyber activities." https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/fact-sheet-actions-response-russian-malicious-cyber-activity-and https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/fact-... Attribution is sexy and the media likes to talk about it. I don't believe the confusion was intentional. The White House is pretty bad at PR and 'never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence'
- Natsu 10y ago> The White House is pretty bad at PR They have a press secretary whose job is, literally, to manage the media. I'm honestly not sure if your post was intended as satire. The meat of the report might as well have been copy pasted from OWASP. So if it's not to provide political cover for the yet-to-be-proven claims that Russia did it, they didn't get the message out.