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Compared with some of the pre-war predictions, the visible effects of Russian cyber-campaigns have been somewhat underwhelming. E.g. the Ukrainian power grid re
by KineticLensman 4y ago
Compared with some of the pre-war predictions, the visible effects of Russian cyber-campaigns have been somewhat underwhelming. E.g. the Ukrainian power grid remained largely online until the Russians started to launch physical attacks on the infrastructure. Perhaps they've already squandered their best assets (e.g. zero-days) or are keeping them for later / other enemies.
- rm_-rf_slash 4y agoThey likely have used their good cyber weapons already and are now less useful than suicide drones and cruise missiles. Knock out a grid with cyber, ok the enemy is prepared and can do a hard reset. Power loss of a few minutes, hours at most. Then that attack vector is gone as cyber defenses are put in place. Blow up a substation, you have bigger problems. Power loss for several hours or days. Russia can still do “low tech” cyber attacks like DDoS, but this war is making a case for cyber weapons being more useful during pseudo-peacetime clandestine espionage than a consistently equivalent tool to bullets and bombs.
- KineticLensman 4y agoYes, exactly. The Ukrainian energy grid has already experienced Russian cyber attacks (e.g. in 2015) so will have had time to prepare. Cyber defence is a standard element in energy company training, alongside Carrington events and other 'fun' scenarios.
- ridgered4 4y agoIIRC Ukraine suffered pretty badly from notpetya as they were the primary target. It is possible that event caused the country to take steps to protect against similar attacks.