The Lessons Learned So Far From Russia's Cyber War On Ukraine

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

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It's been over a year since Russia's launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Cyber weapons have continued to play a major role in the war.

Both countries have leveraged 21st-century technologies like smartphones, artificial intelligence, and drones to aid their war efforts.

Now, experts are saying Russia plans to scale up its cyber threats, into attacks capable of crippling Ukraine's digital infrastructure and impacting NATO allies.

We discuss how we can better understand the cyber tools and tactics Russia is using in this war and what can we do to limit their effects.

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0:00.0	Over night, a barrage of Russian missiles struck cities across Ukraine killing several civilians.
0:14.3	Russia says the wave of attacks are in retaliation for a border incursion last week that Moscow
0:19.5	blames on Kiev.
0:21.5	Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the air strikes damaged critical infrastructure
0:26.2	and residential buildings in 10 regions of the country.
0:30.2	The Zaporizha nuclear power plant occupied by Russian forces lost power in Thursday's
0:35.7	assault, according to the state nuclear operator.
0:38.8	Now experts are warning that a new phase of war is on the horizon, not just fighting
0:43.6	on the ground, but a new wave of cyberwarfare.
0:47.9	In the past year, Ukraine has mostly been able to shut down or quickly recover from Russian
0:52.3	cyber attacks, but new data from Google's threat analysis group says Russia is prepared
0:57.3	to worsen its cyber attacks if the warships in Ukraine's favor.
1:01.5	These Russian cyber attacks could reach NATO allied countries threatening cyber security
1:05.9	globally.
1:07.2	What have we learned from a year of cyberwarfare in Ukraine and how can the US protect its
1:12.0	digital infrastructure from Russian cyber attacks?
1:15.2	We'll get into all that and more after the break.
1:18.0	I'm Jen White, you're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
1:22.9	Remember to join us for future conversations, download the 1A Vox Pop app and leave us
1:27.4	a message.
1:34.3	Let's get into the conversation.
1:36.2	Joining us from Utah is Dena Templereston.
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